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Abbott Boats 33

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1980

A slender, high-performance fractional sloop with a 54% ballast ratio, evolved from the Danish-built Scan-Kap 99

Designed by Jan Torben Larsen & Abbott.

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

See her sail

The Abbott Boats 33, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 narrow beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.8
TenderStiff

55% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 55%

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

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2902 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Abbott Boats 33, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Abbott Boats 33 is a fractional sloop designed by Jan Torben Larsen, built by Abbott Boats since 1980. It evolved from the SCAN-KAP 99, a Danish-built design by Jan Larson. The boat has a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 10.2 meters LOA, 2.5 meters in beam, and draws 1.6 meters, displacing 2747 kg. Its sail area to displacement ratio is 20.8, and it has a comfort ratio of 19.6.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
54.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.8
Displacement / length
138.6
Comfort ratio
19.6
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
790
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Units built
40
Designer
Jan Torben Larsen, Abbott
Builder
Abbott Boats

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Jeanneau Sun Fast 330010.11 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-performance offshore racer featuring a lightweight hull and dual rudders, designed by Andrieu and Verdier
Give new life to sails that are not in use9:57from SEILmagasinet
Beneteau 32310.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 1.45m draft and bulb keel, optimised for coastal cruising comfort since 2001
The best of CARIBBEAN MARINAS6:56from Sailing Gently
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
15 years of bucket-list sailing – summarized by "Mr. Blur" Peter Gustafsson2:55from SEILmagasinet
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
Heyman 42 PPH: The boat you put on your wish list0:17from SEILmagasinet
Jeanneau 34.210.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed masthead sloop widely favoured for Mediterranean and Aegean charter fleets
What does MP stand for? Where are we from? Did we ever sail before? (Q&A) — Sailing Yabá18:31from Sailing Yabá
Salona 349.99 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA J&J-designed fractional sloop balancing a performance-oriented SA/D ratio with a stable, modern fin-and-bulb hull
Salona 34from SVN solovelanet

The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Abbott 36A narrow-beamed fractional sloop with a 1.83-metre draft, designed for competitive performance and speedAbbott 22An Ian Proctor-designed masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for stability and performance in a compact hullAbbott 27A masthead sloop designed by Bill Abbott Sr. for the MORC handicap rule, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudderAbbott Boats Inc. SolingA high-performance Olympic class keelboat designed by Jan Herman Linge for tactical three-person racingScanmar 33A fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder and a 41% ballast ratio, widely exported to the United States during the 1980sAlbin Marine Nova 33A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built in Sweden under various names for nearly two decades

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