BoatsFandango 33

Fandango 33

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1971–1979

Designed by Yves Mareschal, this masthead sloop features a skeg-hung rudder and was later marketed as the Jouet 33

Designed by Yves Mareschal, built by Arcoa-Jouet.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

286 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 286
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
285.7
Comfort ratio
25.2
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
923
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1971–1979
Designer
Yves Mareschal
Builder
Arcoa-Jouet, Jouet

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