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Avance Yachts 33

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1980–1988

A narrow-beamed 1980s cruiser with a 52% ballast ratio, designed for stability and speed in a slender hull

Designed by Peter Norlin, built by AB Oja Batar.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

195 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 195
EasygoingPowered-up

17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

53% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 53%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2921 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
195.0
Comfort ratio
26.0
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
851
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–1988
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
AB Oja Batar, Avance Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Jeanneau 34.210.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed masthead sloop widely favored for Mediterranean and Aegean charter fleets
X-Yachts X-3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Niels Jeppesen-designed fractional sloop balancing performance and comfort with a stiff, bulb-keeled hull
Hallberg-Rassy 34210.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed fractional sloop balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio with Hallberg-Rassy comfort
Hunter Marine 34010.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA B&R rigged cruiser featuring a shoal-draft fin keel and spade rudder, designed for stable and efficient coastal sailing
Beneteau 3410.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2008 production cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb hull and a 7.42-knot hull speed for efficient coastal sailing
Beneteau 33110.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.34-meter masthead sloop featuring a fin-and-bulb keel and a balanced displacement for coastal cruising

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