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Le Comte Medalist 33 MKI

Masthead Sloop · Full Keel With Attached Rudder · 1962–1965

A William Tripp Jr. design built in Holland, this full-keel masthead sloop offers a classic, stable platform for cruising

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr, built by A. Le Comte.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Full Keel With Attached 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 459
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.2
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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
31.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.2
Displacement / length
458.6
Comfort ratio
33.0
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
804
Hull
Hull type
Full keel with attached rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1962–1965
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr
Builder
A. Le Comte, LeComte Yachts

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