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Fisher Pilot 33

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1946

A heavy-displacement long-keeled masthead sloop that launched the iconic Sparkman & Stephens Pilot series after WWII

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

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 narrow beam gives 52 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 52
CoastalBluewater

At 1.45 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.45
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 581
EasygoingPowered-up

12.2 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.2
TenderStiff

24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 24%

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
23.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.2
Displacement / length
581.3
Comfort ratio
51.9
Capsize screening
1.45
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
815
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1946
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Fisher Brothers, Knudson, Knutson Shipbuilding Corp

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