BoatsMedalist 33 MKII/III (Le Comte)

Medalist 33 MKII/III (Le Comte)

Masthead Sloop · Modified Full Keel · First built 1965

A William Tripp-designed masthead sloop featuring a modified full keel and optional taller rig by Ted Hood

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr & LeCompte, built by Le Compte.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Modified Full 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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 384
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.0
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Draws more than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 437 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
383.7
Comfort ratio
32.2
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
860
Hull
Hull type
Modified Full Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1965
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr, LeCompte
Builder
Le Compte, LeComte Yachts

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Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Bayfield 30/329.75 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA rare 32C variant featuring a tall rig, built in a limited run of five hulls for increased sail area
Hallberg-Rassy Rasmus 3510.52 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA long-keeled cruiser that transitioned from mahogany to GRP construction, offering a stable platform for blue-water sailing

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