San Juan 33S

San Juan 33S

Development
Designer	David Pedrick
Location	United States
Year	1981
Builder(s)	Clark Boat Company
Role	Racer
Name	San Juan 33S
Boat
Displacement	5,700 lb (2,585 kg)
Draft	5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	33.10 ft (10.09 m)
LWL	27.80 ft (8.47 m)
Beam	7.95 ft (2.42 m)
Engine type	optional
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,500 lb (1,588 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	35.10 ft (10.70 m)
J foretriangle base	11.48 ft (3.50 m)
P mainsail luff	40.03 ft (12.20 m)
E mainsail foot	13.12 ft (4.00 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	262.60 sq ft (24.396 m2)
Jib/genoa area	201.47 sq ft (18.717 m2)
Total sail area	464.07 sq ft (43.114 m2)
Racing
D-PN	76.2

The San Juan 33S (sometimes just called the San Juan 33) is an American sailboat that was designed by David Pedrick as racer and first built in 1981. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Production

The design was built by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington, United States from 1981 to 1982, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Design

The San Juan 33S is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,700 lb (2,585 kg) and carries 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted. ^[1]

The boat may be optionally fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal). ^{[1] [3]}

A galley is optional and can include a two-burner stove. A head is also optional and can be a marine type or portable. If fitted, it is located in the bow. Sleeping accommodation consists of four single settee berths, along with sail storage space. ^[3]

For sailing all halyards are led to the cockpit. The cockpit also has six winches, two primary, two secondary and two for the spinnaker. The mainsail features a mainsheet traveler, jiffy reefing and a reefing flattening system. The boat is also equipped with a boom vang, an internal mainsail outhaul and an optional jib headfoil (a headsail airfoil-shaped reinforcement). The standing rigging is of steel rod and there is an adjustable split backstay to shape the highly flexible mast. ^[3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 76.2. ^[3]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this San Juan is designed for racing, and accommodations are somewhat austere. She is ultra light. The fractional rig allows for a larger-than-normal mainsail; the smaller foresails are easier to handle. The unusually narrow beam means that initial stability is limited, but the ballast/displacement ratio of 60 percent is very high. The designer claims that the only need for a genoa to replace the self-tending jib is in very light airs." ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• C&C 3/4 Ton
• C&C SR 33
• DB-1
• DB-2
• Hobie 33
• Tartan Ten

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "San Juan 33S sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "David Pedrick". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 258-259. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
4. Browning, Randy (2019). "Clark Boat Company 1960-1984". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2019.