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 was built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in Canada 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, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 15350 lb and carries 6050 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.33 ft with the standard keel and 4.33 ft with the optional shoal draft keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3JH2T-BE diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 40 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 96 u.s.gal.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 171 and low of 168. It has a hull speed of 7.52 kn.