BoatsSoverel Marine 33 (1983)

Soverel Marine 33 (1983)

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1983–1990

A high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, produced by four different builders.

Designed by Mark Soverel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.45 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.45
LightHeavy

92 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 92
EasygoingPowered-up

26.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.8
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.8
Displacement / length
92.0
Comfort ratio
11.8
Capsize screening
2.45
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1196
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1983–1990
Units built
90
Designer
Mark Soverel
Builder
Soverel Marine, Pacific Boat Works

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First 30 (Beneteau - Juan K.)9.85 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Juan Kouyoumdjian-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
J J/999.94 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-performance fractional sloop by Alan Johnstone, designed for competitive offshore racing and fast shorthanded sailing
Beneteau 32310.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 1.45m draft and bulb keel, optimized for coastal cruising comfort since 2001
Albin Marine Nova 3310.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built in Sweden under various names for nearly two decades
Dehler Yachts 3410.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn IOR 3/4 ton racer-cruiser designed by Van de Stadt, offering a balanced performance pedigree in a comfortable hull

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