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Alerion Yachts Express 33

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1996

A fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed for spirited daysailing with a focus on elegance

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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 213
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Narrower than ~81% 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
37.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
212.8
Comfort ratio
24.5
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
870
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1996
Builder
Alerion Yachts Inc

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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
Cal Boats 3410.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, favoured by Jensen Marine founder Jack Jensen for personal cruising
Moody 33310.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keel cruiser featuring an aft cabin with a double berth accessible directly from the saloon
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