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Nordborg 33

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1985

A Peter Roos-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for stability and balance in a 33-foot hull

Designed by Peter Roos.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

249 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 249
EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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
43.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
248.6
Comfort ratio
27.0
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1005
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Peter Roos
Builder
Nordborg Baadebyggeri A, S

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Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Sabre Yachts 329.81 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed for balanced performance and stability in a mid-sized cruiser
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
Hunter Marine 319.55 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Cortland Steck design featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987
Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 339.99 mSame hull family0.2 m longerOriginally introduced as the Cruiser 32, this 9.99-metre fractional sloop offers a 1.95-metre draft for coastal sailing
Moody 33310.06 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA twin-keel cruiser featuring an aft cabin with a double berth accessible directly from the saloon

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