BoatsCape Dory 330

Cape Dory 330

Cutter · Long Keel · 1985–1988

An updated evolution of the Cape Dory 33, featuring a cutter rig and a long keel for stable, traditional cruising

Designed by Carl Alberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

404 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 404
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
403.7
Comfort ratio
34.2
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
897
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1988
Units built
27
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Cape Dory Yachts

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