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Abbott Boats 33

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1980

A slender, high-performance fractional sloop with a 54% ballast ratio, evolved from the Danish-built Scan-Kap 99

Designed by Jan Torben Larsen & Abbott.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Abbott Boats 33, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

1.80 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

139 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

20.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.8
TenderStiff

55% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 55%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2902 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Abbott Boats 33, as the fleet has seen it

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The Abbott Boats 33 is a fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Jan Torben Larsen and built by Abbott Boats from 1980 to the present. It evolved from the SCAN-KAP 99, a Danish-built design by Jan Larson. The boat measures 10.2 meters LOA, with a 2.5-meter beam, 1.6-meter draft, and 2747 kg displacement.1:52 Its design prioritizes ease of use, featuring a manageable sail plan and accessible controls for shorthanded sailing.0:07 Predictable stability and a balanced helm contribute to crew comfort and reduce fatigue.4:52 Good visibility from the helm is also a key design consideration, as is predictable handling under power.7:21

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
54.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.8
Displacement / length
138.6
Comfort ratio
19.6
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
790
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Units built
40
Designer
Jan Torben Larsen, Abbott
Builder
Abbott Boats

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Abbott 36A narrow-beamed fractional sloop with a 1.83-metre draft, designed for competitive performance and speedAbbott 22A 1977 Ian Proctor design featuring a 50% ballast ratio for exceptional stability in a compact 22-foot masthead sloopAbbott 27A masthead sloop developed in the mid-1980s to compete under the MORC handicap ruleAbbott Boats Inc. SolingA high-performance Olympic class keelboat designed by Jan Herman Linge for tactical three-person racingScanmar 33A fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder and a 41% ballast ratio, widely exported to the United States during the 1980sAlbin Marine Nova 33A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built in Sweden under various names for nearly two decades

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