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Gladiateur 33

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1977–1986

A 10-metre masthead sloop with a 43% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and balanced handling

Designed by Donald Pye (Holman, Pye) & Holman, built by Henri Wauquiez.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 243
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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
Ballast / displacement
43.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
242.7
Comfort ratio
24.1
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1071
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1986
Units built
299
Designer
Donald Pye (Holman, Pye), Holman
Builder
Henri Wauquiez, Wauquiez

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