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Hallberg-Rassy P-28vsRustler 33

Rustler 33 is 4.3 ft longer than Hallberg-Rassy P-28 (15%). Rustler 33 is 0.3 ft wider than Hallberg-Rassy P-28 (4%). Hallberg-Rassy P-28 draws the least water, 4.2 ft — 1.3 ft less than Rustler 33.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Hallberg-Rassy Hallberg-Rassy P-28

Hallberg-Rassy

Hallberg-Rassy P-28
Rustler 33 sailing

Rustler Yachts

Rustler 33
Overview
BrandHallberg-RassyRustler Yachts
ModelHallberg-Rassy P-28Rustler 33
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusDiscontinuedIn production
Production start year1955Unknown
Production end year1973Unknown
DesignerHarry HallbergStephen Jones
Dimensions
LOA29.7 ft34 ft
Hull lengthUnknownUnknown
Beam7.7 ft8 ft
Draft4.2 ft5.5 ft
Displacement6,834 lb6,283 lb
Accommodation
Cabins1Unknown
HeadsUnknown1
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknown284 ft²
JibUnknown201 ft²
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail area371 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail areaUnknown569 ft²
Engine power10 hpUnknown
Engine count11
Materials
Hull materialUnknownResin infused GRP
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownlead fin keel
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromwww.hallberg-rassy.com/yachts/previous-models/hallberg-rassy-p-28· Technical dataread 9/20/2026

9 of 11 figures here carry the builder's own words

Figures read fromwww.rustleryachts.com/rustler33/· Principal Dimensionsread 9/20/2026

11 of 12 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ftRustler 33: 34 ft × 8 ftHallberg-Rassy P-28: 29.7 ft × 7.7 ftRustler 3334 ft × 8 ftHallberg-Rassy P-2829.7 ft × 7.7 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftHallberg-Rassy P-28: air draft not published / 4.2 ftair draft not published4.2 ftHallberg-Rassy P-28Rustler 33: air draft not published / 5.5 ftair draft not published5.5 ftRustler 33

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for Rustler 33.

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Hallberg-Rassy P-28

    Fuel11 gal
    Water17 gal

  • Rustler 33

    Fuelnot published
    Waternot published

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Hallberg-Rassy P-28: 16.5Rustler 33: 22.8
  • Hallberg-Rassy P-2816.5· Cruiser
  • Rustler 3322.8· Performance
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Hallberg-Rassy P-28: published upwind sail area

Rustler 33: mainsail + jib, added up

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Hallberg-Rassy P-28: 307
  • Hallberg-Rassy P-28307· Heavy
  • Rustler 33not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040Hallberg-Rassy P-28: 42Rustler 33: 35
  • Hallberg-Rassy P-2842· High
  • Rustler 3335· Moderate
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050Hallberg-Rassy P-28: 28.9
  • Hallberg-Rassy P-2828.9· Coastal
  • Rustler 33not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2Hallberg-Rassy P-28: 1.63Rustler 33: 1.74
  • Hallberg-Rassy P-281.63· Below 2
  • Rustler 331.74· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • Hallberg-Rassy P-286.2 kn
  • Rustler 33not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

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