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DehlerOn the road with the new 34

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 04.08.2016

Dehler: On the road with the new 34Photo: YACHT/Michael Amme
Dehler 34: wide stern, two wheels, lots of sailing fun
The new Dehler rounds off the bottom end of the performance cruiser programme from Greifswald. YACHT was the first magazine to test the boat

First 38, then 46, in spring the 42 and now the small and for the time being last of the new series. The Dehler 34 should embody everything that characterises its larger sisters. It should impress with its sailing performance, but also offer space and comfort. The sometimes conflicting demands force a compromise that was ideally achieved with the predecessor yachts. And the boat should be able to be customised to the customer's personal preferences by choosing different sail areas, masts, keels and rudders, more so than is possible with many other shipyards.

YACHT travelled with the boat for two days on the Greifswalder Bodden in various wind conditions. First pictures of the test

The Dehler 34 with the optional gennaker nose
Photo: YACHT/Michael Amme

Downloads:

XP-33 (pdf)

Dehler 38 (pdf)

Dehler 46 (pdf)

Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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