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Rustler Yachts 33

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A Stephen Jones-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

Designed by Stephen Jones.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Rustler Yachts 33, on the water

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

Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.6
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2954 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Rustler Yachts 33, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Rustler Yachts 33 is a 10.4-meter fractional sloop designed by Stephen Jones and built by Rustler Yachts since 2012, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It displaces 2694 kg, has a 2.4-meter beam, and a 1.7-meter draft. Aboard Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery, a Rustler 33 completed a delivery passage from Falmouth to Beaulieu, maintaining approximately six knots under headsail alone in westerly winds.7:03 The crew noted the boat's excellent sailing characteristics under tiller steering, despite the absence of guardrails, sufficient headroom, or cooking facilities.9:43 The delivery required a stop in Brixham to manage tidal timing around Portland.5:52

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.6
Displacement / length
233.8
Comfort ratio
22.1
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
643
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Rustler Yachts

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The family

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