Abbott 33

Abbott 33

Development
Designer	Jan Torben Larsen and Abbott Boats
Location	Canada
Year	1980
No. built	40
Builder(s)	Abbott Boats
Name	Abbott 33
Boat
Boat weight	6,057 lb (2,747 kg)
Draft	5.42 ft (1.65 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	33.29 ft (10.15 m)
LWL	26.92 ft (8.21 m)
Beam	8.21 ft (2.50 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,304 lb (1,499 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	36.00 ft (10.97 m)
J foretriangle base	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
P mainsail luff	38.55 ft (11.75 m)
E mainsail foot	11.65 ft (3.55 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	224.55 sq ft (20.861 m2)
Jib/genoa area	207.00 sq ft (19.231 m2)
Total sail area	431.55 sq ft (40.092 m2)
Racing
PHRF	126 (average)

The Abbott 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Jan Torben Larsen and Abbott Boats and first built in 1981. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Abbott 33 is a development of Larsen's SCAN-KAP 99 design, which was built in Denmark. ^{[1] [3]}

Production

The boat was built by Abbott Boats in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The company built 40 examples starting in 1981, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [5]}

Design

Abbott 33

The Abbott 33 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,057 lb (2,747 kg) and carries 3,304 lb (1,499 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 5.42 ft (1.65 m) with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a fresh water tank with a capacity of 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal). ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126 with a high of 132 and low of 120. It has a hull speed of 6.95 kn (12.87 km/h). ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Alajuela 33
• Arco 33
• C&C 3/4 Ton
• C&C 33
• C&C 101
• C&C SR 33
• Cape Dory 33
• Cape Dory 330
• CS 33
• Endeavour 33
• Hans Christian 33
• Hunter 33
• Hunter 33-2004
• Hunter 33.5
• Hunter 333
• Hunter 336
• Hunter 340
• Marlow-Hunter 33
• Mirage 33
• Moorings 335
• Nonsuch 33
• Tanzer 10
• Viking 33
• Watkins 33

References

1. Browning, Randy (2017). "Abbott 33 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
2. InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Abbott 33". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Abbott 33". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jan Torben Larsen". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Abbott Boats Inc". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

External links

• Media related to Abbott 33 at Wikimedia Commons