Abbott 33

Development
Designer	Jan Torben Larsen and Abbott Boats
Location	Canada
Year	1980
No. built	40
Builder	Abbott Boats
Name	Abbott 33
Boat
Displacement	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	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)
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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

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

References

External links

• Media related to Abbott 33 at Wikimedia Commons