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Nantucket Island 33

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A Peter Cole-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built in both the US and Australia since 1980

Designed by Peter Cole, built by HO Hsing F. R. P. Co. Ltd.

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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 280
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
280.2
Comfort ratio
27.7
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1079
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Peter Cole
Builder
Ho Hsing F.R.P. Co. Ltd, (TAIWAN)

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Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 3310.14 mSame hull family0.3 m longerAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Westerly 33, featuring a masthead rig and the choice of fin or twin keels
Endeavour 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthEndeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser
Islander 329.91 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models
Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 percent

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