The Nonsuch 33 is a Canadian
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminolo ...
, that was designed by
Mark Ellis Design
Mark Ellis (born 4 February 1945) is an American-Canadian naval architect, who has designed sixteen production sailboats, along with many custom sailboats and powerboats. He is best known for his Nonsuch series of catboats, the Limestone series ...
and first built in 1988.
The Nonsuch 33 is a development of the
Nonsuch 30
The Nonsuch 30 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Mark Ellis and first built in 1978. It was the first the series of Nonsuch sailboats and was scaled upwards and down, to form a complete line of boats, from the Nonsuch 22 to the N ...
, which was the first design in the
series of Nonsuch sailboats.
Production
The design was built by
Hinterhoeller Yachts
Hinterhoeller Yachts was a Canadian boat builder based in St. Catharines, Ontario. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.
The company was originally founded by George Hinterhoeller as Hinterhoeller Limit ...
in
Canada
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and a few have also been built by
Wiggers Custom Yachts, who currently hold the molds. A total of 67 examples of the design have been completed.
Design
The Nonsuch 33 is a small recreational
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
fiberglass
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. It has a
cat rig
A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull. Typically they are gaff rigged, though Bermuda rig is also used. Most are ...
, an unstayed mast with a
wishbone boom, a
plumb stem
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.
Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up t ...
, a vertical
transom, an internally-mounted spade-type
rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...
controlled by a
wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese
Yanmar
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3JH2T-BE
diesel engine
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. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a
PHRF
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racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 171 and low of 168. It has a
hull speed
Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .
See also
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List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats
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Abbott 33
The Abbott 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Jan Torben Larsen and Abbott Boats and first built in 1981.
The Abbott 33 is a development of Larsen's SCAN-KAP 99 design, which was built in Denmark.
Production
The boat was built ...
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Alajuela 33
The Alajuela 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by Raymond Richards for cruising and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 300-301. Houghton Mifflin Company, ...
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Arco 33
The Arco 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by Wirth Munroe as a cruiser and first built in 1958. The design is noted as one of the first fiberglass production sailboats of its size built.
Production
The design was built by Crystali ...
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C&C 33
The C&C 33 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by Robert W. Ball of C&C Design and first built in 1974.
The C&C 33 Mark I is a development of the C&C 3/4 Ton, which was introduced earlier in 1974.
Production
The boat desig ...
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Cape Dory 33
The Cape Dory 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 260-261. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
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Cape Dory 330
The Cape Dory 330 is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a cruiser and first built in 1985.
The Cape Dory 330 is a development of the Cape Dory 33, with a bowsprit and cutter rig, plus interior changes.
Production
The d ...
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CS 33
The CS 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Raymond Wall and first built in 1979. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada between 1979 and 1987. The company built 450 examples of the de ...
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Endeavour 33
The Endeavour 33 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kelley and first built in 1983.
Production
The design was built by Endeavour Yacht Corporation in the United States between 1983 and 1986, but it is now out of production.
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Hans Christian 33
The Hans Christian 33, also called the Hans Christian 33 Traditional and the Traditional 33, is a Taiwanese sailboat that was designed by Harwood Ives as a blue-water cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sa ...
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Hunter 33
The Hunter 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by John Cherubini and first built in 1977.
The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the ''Hunter 33'', but is often confused with the 2004 Hunter 33-2004, which was als ...
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Hunter 33-2004
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Hunter 33.5
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Hunter 333
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Hunter 336
The Hunter 336 is an American sailboat that was designed by Rob Mazza as coastal cruising boat and first built in 1995.
The Hunter 336 is a development of the smaller Hunter 29.5.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the Unit ...
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Hunter 340
The Hunter 340 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as cruising sailboat and first built in 1997.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States starting in 1997, but it is now out of produ ...
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Marlow-Hunter 33
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Mirage 33
The Mirage 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1982.
The Mirage 33 design was developed into the Mirage 35 in 1983, by fitting a reverse transom to the design, which adds to the length ov ...
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Moorings 335
The Moorings 335 is an American sailboat that was designed for Moorings Yacht Charter and first built in 1988.
The Moorings 335 is a development of the Hunter 33.5 specially for the charter market, with a shorter length overall, but longer w ...
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Tanzer 10
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Viking 33
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Watkins 33
The Watkins 33, also marketed as the Seawolf 33, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts as a cruiser and first built in 1984.
The Watkins 33 is a development of the Watkins 32, with a reverse tran ...
References
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