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The Viking 33 is a Canadian
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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 terminology ...
, that was designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian
C&C Yachts was a builder of high-performance fiberglass monohull sailboats with production facilities in Canada, Germany, and the United States. C&C designed and constructed a full range of production line cruiser-racer boats, as well as custom ...
and first built in 1971.
The Viking 33 design was developed into the Viking 34
The Viking 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1973.
The Viking 34 is a development of the Viking 33, with a taller mast, 4% more sail area, a deeper Peterson-style keel and a revised interior layout ...
in 1973. The Viking 34 features a Peterson-style keel, a new interior design and a taller mast. Both designs have the same length overall
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of .
Production
The design was built byOntario Yachts
Ontario Yachts is a Canadian boat builder at one time based in Oakville, Ontario, then Hamilton, Ontario and more recently in Burlington, Ontario. The company specializes in the manufacture and repair of fiberglass sailboats.
The company was f ...
in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
between 1971 and 1973, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Viking 33 is a small recreationalkeelboat
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 wat ...
, built predominantly of fiberglass
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, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, a raked 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 to ...
, a raised reverse transom
A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline.
The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transvers ...
, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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controlled by a tiller
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and a fixed swept fin keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. It has of headroom below decks. The boat came factory-equipped with a Universal Atomic 4
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gasoline engine
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.
The design has a PHRF
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racing average handicap of 138 with a high of 141 and low of 138. 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-tro ...
of .
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "Although the design is getting a little old, the Viking 33 still has to rate as one of the better looking boats on the water. It has sleek lines and a graceful bow. It may be just a touch narrower than the boats that were built in the 1980s, but it still has the appearance of a contemporary yacht. Like the Ontario 32, the Viking was also designed by C&C and built by Ontario Yachts. Unlike the Ontario 32, this boat was designed with racing in mind."See also
*List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
Related development
*Viking 34
The Viking 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1973.
The Viking 34 is a development of the Viking 33, with a taller mast, 4% more sail area, a deeper Peterson-style keel and a revised interior layout ...
Similar sailboats
*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 ...
*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, ...
*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 ...
*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 design ...
*C&C 101
The C&C 101 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Tim Jackett and first built in 2012.
The C&C 101 was developed into the Tartan 101, another Jackett design, in 2013.
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in the United States, ...
*C&C SR 33
The C&C SR 33 is a racing sailboat that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 1992.
Production
The design was initially built by Henderson himself and he completed about two examples starting in 1992. The design and tooling was th ...
*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. ...
*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 des ...
*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 des ...
*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.
...
*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 Sail ...
*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 also ...
*Hunter 33-2004
The Hunter 33-2, also referred to as the Hunter 33-2004, is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2004.
The design was marketed as the ''Hunter 33'', but is referred to as the Hunter 33-2004 or 33-2, to ...
*Hunter 33.5
The Hunter 33.5 is an American sailboat that was designed for cruising and first built in 1987.
The Hunter 33.5 design was developed into the Moorings 335 in 1988, as a charter version for Moorings Yacht Charter.
Production
The design was b ...
*Hunter 333
The Hunter 333 is an American sailboat that was first built in 1988.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Hunter 333 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantl ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*Marlow-Hunter 33
The Marlow-Hunter 33 (at the time of introduction called the Hunter E33) is an American sailboat that was designed by Glenn Henderson and the Hunter Design Team and first built in 2012.
The Marlow-Hunter 33 is a development of the Hunter 33-2 ...
*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 ove ...
*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 ...
*Nonsuch 33
The Nonsuch 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1988.
The Nonsuch 33 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, which was the first design in the series of Nonsuch sailboats.
Production
The design wa ...
* Tanzer 10
*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 trans ...
References
External links
* {{Ontario Yachts Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat types built by Ontario Yachts Sailboat type designs by C&C Design