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Pilot 33

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · 1945–1952

The first post-war S&S design, this long-keeled fractional sloop offers a classic, stiff platform for traditional cruising

Designed by K. Aage Nielsen & S&S, built by Fisher Boat Works.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long 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 narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

At 1.64 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.64
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 404
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
403.7
Comfort ratio
36.1
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
815
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1945–1952
Designer
K. Aage Nielsen, S&S
Builder
Fisher Boat Works, T. Knutson, Knutson Shipbuilding Corp

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Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Allied Yachts Luders 3310.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Luders-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and heavy displacement for stable, classic offshore cruising
Nicholson 329.75 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-running production classic with a 55% ballast ratio, built over two decades for steady offshore passage making
Cape Dory 319.55 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed cutter with a long keel, built between 1983 and 1985 for traditional, steady offshore cruising
Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch

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