Hobie 33

Sailboat specifications

The Hobie 33 is a 33’1” (10.1m) racer-cruiser sailboat designed by Hobbart (Hobie) Alter (United States). She was built between 1982 and 1987 by Hobie Cat (United States) with 147 hulls completed.

Hobie 33's main features

Model: Hobie 33
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Racer-cruiser sailboat
Sailboat builder: Hobie Cat
Sailboat designer: Hobbart (Hobie) Alter
Country: United States
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built: 147
First built hull: 1982
Last built hull: 1987
Appendages: Lifting keel : fin with bulb, lifting
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Hobie 33's main dimensions

Hull length: 33’ 1”10.1 m
Waterline length: 30’ 10”9.4 m
Beam (width): 7’ 11”2.4 m
Draft: 5’ 6”1.68 m
Draft when appendages up: 3’0.9 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 4191 lb1901 kg
Ballast weight: 1903 lb863 kg
Ballast type: Lead

Hobie 33's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 425 ft²39.5 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 36’ 4”11.05 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 12’ 5”3.78 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 35’10.67 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 12’ 6”3.81 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: Continuous

Hobie 33's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 277 ft²/T25.74 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 65
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 45 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.44 knots