BoatsColvic Craft Ltd. Countess 33

Colvic Craft Ltd. Countess 33

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1980–1988

A masthead sloop available in fin or bilge keel configurations, sold as either a factory-finished boat or a kit

Designed by Ian L. Anderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 233
EasygoingPowered-up

13.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.7
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
233.0
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1212
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–1988
Designer
Ian L. Anderson
Builder
Colvic Craft Ltd

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Seidelmann Yachts 3410.36 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1981 masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, balancing a light-displacement hull with a deep 1.65-metre fin keel
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