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Tavana 33

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1961–1988

A Harold Glander-designed masthead sloop and one of the first fiberglass production boats of its type in the US

Designed by Harold S. Glander, built by Glander Boats Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

305 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 305
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

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

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

Compared with 365 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
304.8
Comfort ratio
30.7
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
929
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1961–1988
Units built
134
Designer
Harold S. Glander
Builder
Glander Boats Inc

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Morgan Yachts 309.12 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration, designed by Charles Morgan Jr. for versatile shoal-draft sailing
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.6 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
Southerly 329.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Stephen Jones-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for versatile shoal-draft access since 2007
Southerly 11511.23 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA versatile swing-keel cruiser evolving from Dick Carter's original design to the twin-rudder Humphreys MIII version
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising

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