Tartan 33

The Tartan 33 is family of American sailboats, that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1979.

The Tartan 33R design was developed into the Tartan 34-2 in 1984, by extending the stern and changing the interior layout.

Production
The boat line was built by Tartan Marine in the United States between 1979 and 1984, but it is now out of production. Tartan completed 201 Tartan 33s and 14 Tartan 33 R models.

Design
The Tartan 33 line are all small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. They have internally-mounted spade-type rudders and fixed keels. All models have a length overall of 33.67 ft, a waterline length of 28.83 ft, displace 10000 lb and carry 4400 lb of ballast.

The boats were all factory-fitted with a Universal 5242 diesel engine of 24 hp. The fuel tank holds 26 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 u.s.gal.

The boats all have a hull speed of 7.19 kn.

Variants

 * Tartan 33 (hull numbers 1-20)
 * This model was introduced in 1979 and about 20 were built in this configuration. It has a fractional sloop rig with a shorter fore-triangle (parameter "I") by 3 ft and longer boom (parameter "E") by 2.63 ft than later boats. The boat has a draft of 4.42 ft with the standard fin keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 162 with a high of 162 and low of 168.


 * Tartan 33 (Hull numbers 21-201)
 * This model was introduced in 1979 and about 181 were built in this configuration. It has a fractional sloop rig with a longer fore-triangle (parameter "I") by 3 ft and shorter boom (parameter "E") by 2.63 ft than later boats. The boat has a draft of 4.56 ft with the standard Scheel keel and 6.25 ft with the optional longer fin keel.


 * Tartan 33 R
 * This model was also introduced in 1979 and 14 examples were built. It was intended to be a more competitive racing boat than the Tartan 33 and has a masthead sloop rig. The boat has a draft of 6.30 ft with the standard fin keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 156 with a high of 162 and low of 153.