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Tartan Marine 33

Fractional Sloop · Sheel Keel · 1979–1984

A Sparkman & Stephens fractional sloop designed with a shoal-draft keel for versatile coastal cruising

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Sheel Keel

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

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.04 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 186
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.4
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2923 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.4
Displacement / length
186.3
Comfort ratio
21.0
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1129
Hull
Hull type
Sheel Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1979–1984
Units built
201
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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Jeanneau 34.210.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed masthead sloop widely favoured for Mediterranean and Aegean charter fleets
Omega 3410.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed fractional sloop from 1981, balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailing
Moody 33310.06 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA twin-keel cruiser featuring an aft cabin with a double berth accessible directly from the saloon
Dehler Yachts 3410.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn IOR 3/4 ton racer-cruiser designed by Van de Stadt, offering a balanced performance pedigree in a comfortable hull
Tartan Marine 34-210.49 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring an extended stern and refined interior based on the Tartan 33R
X-Yachts X-3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Niels Jeppesen-designed fractional sloop balancing performance and comfort with a stiff, bulb-keeled hull

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