Nauticat 33
Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · 1967–1996
Siltala's inaugural production model, this long-keeled ketch offers a stable, high-comfort platform for extended cruising
Designed by W. Aarnipalo, built by Siltala Yachts.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Nauticat 33, on the water
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Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 38Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.65Bluewater
LightD/L 344Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 11.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 30%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 436 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.
Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Nauticat 33 on video
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.4
Displacement / length
344.5
Comfort ratio
38.4
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1074
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1996
Units built
1160
Designer
W. Aarnipalo
Builder
Siltala Yachts, Nauticat - Siltala Yachts
Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Hans Christian 339.98 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Harwood Ives for comfortable, steady offshore passage-making
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family0.9 m longerProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Alberg 3711.33 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to molded fiberglass
Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
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.
Nauticat 331A sturdy masthead ketch designed for comfortable cruising with a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, heavy displacementNauticat 44A 13.31-metre masthead ketch with a long keel, built since 1974 to provide a stable, high-comfort platform for blue-water passagesNauticat 37A 1.85m draft fin-keel masthead sloop built since 2002, offering a stable and comfortable platform for coastal cruising
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