BoatsShe 33

She 33

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1978

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, designed for performance in 1978

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by South Hants Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.30 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

19.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.4

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Lighter than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2808 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
203.9
Comfort ratio
15.8
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
904
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
South Hants Marine

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