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Mistral 33

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1968–1976

A former IOR half-tonner that transitioned from the Hallberg brand to the Hallberg-Rassy line during its 1968-1976 run

Designed by Olle Enderlein, built by Hallberg-Rassy.

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

See her sail

The Mistral 33, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Berthon International

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

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 333
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.2
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2887 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Mistral 33, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Mistral 33 is a 10.2-meter masthead sloop designed by Olle Enderlein and built by Hallberg-Rassy between 1968 and 1976.1:30 Initially produced under the Hallberg name until 1972, it later became a Hallberg-Rassy product.2:22 This GRP fiberglass sailboat features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, a fiberglass deck with a teak overlay, and a mahogany doghouse and cabin.10:53 With a displacement of 5783 kg, the Mistral 33 was rated as an IOR 1/2 ton racer.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Mistral 33 may be fitted out entirely differently.

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.2
Displacement / length
333.4
Comfort ratio
32.4
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
927
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1968–1976
Units built
216
Designer
Olle Enderlein
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Hallberg-Rassy Mistress 32A 1969-era IOR half-tonner featuring a deep 1.85-metre draft and a skeg-mounted rudder for directional stabilityHallberg-Rassy Misil IA 1964 classic that began as a mahogany-hulled build before transitioning to GRP for its eight-year production runHallberg-Rassy 38A 1970s masthead cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 43% ballast ratio for heavy-weather stabilityMistral 36 (Alden)An Alden design #981 masthead sloop with a long keel, featuring hulls molded by Halmatic and shared with the Nicholson 38Hallberg-Rassy 41A masthead ketch designed by Olle Enderlein, offering a split-rig configuration for balanced handling on long passagesHallberg-Rassy 29An Olle Enderlein-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for offshore stability and cruising comfort

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