The San Juan 33S (sometimes just called the San Juan 33) is an American sailboat that was designed by David Pedrick as racer and first built in 1981.[1][2][3]
Production
The design was built by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington, United States from 1981 to 1982, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
Design
The San Juan 33S is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,700 lb (2,585 kg) and carries 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The boat may be optionally fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal).[1][3]
A galley is optional and can include a two-burner stove. A head is also optional and can be a marine type or portable. If fitted, it is located in the bow. Sleeping accommodation consists of four single settee berths, along with sail storage space.[3]
For sailing all halyards are led to the cockpit. The cockpit also has six winches, two primary, two secondary and two for the spinnaker. The mainsail features a mainsheet traveler, jiffy reefing and a reefing flattening system. The boat is also equipped with a boom vang, an internal mainsail outhaul and an optional jib headfoil (a headsail airfoil-shaped reinforcement). The standing rigging is of steel rod and there is an adjustable split backstay to shape the highly flexible mast.[3]
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 76.2.[3]
Operational history
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this San Juan is designed for racing, and accommodations are somewhat austere. She is ultra light. The fractional rig allows for a larger-than-normal mainsail; the smaller foresails are easier to handle. The unusually narrow beam means that initial stability is limited, but the ballast/displacement ratio of 60 percent is very high. The designer claims that the only need for a genoa to replace the self-tending jib is in very light airs."[3]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2019). "San Juan 33S sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "David Pedrick". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 258-259. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ Browning, Randy (2019). "Clark Boat Company 1960-1984". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2019.