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Saffier SE 33 Lifevswallynano 37

wallynano 37 is 3.3 ft longer than Saffier SE 33 Life (9%). Saffier SE 33 Life is 0.8 ft wider than wallynano 37 (10%). Saffier SE 33 Life draws the least water, 4.8 ft — 3.8 ft less than wallynano 37.

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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
Saffier SE 33 Life Sailing yacht - Saffier Yachts

Saffier Yachts

Saffier SE 33 Life
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Overview
BrandSaffier YachtsWally
ModelSaffier SE 33 Lifewallynano 37
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerD. Hennevanger | Kees van de StadtLuca Bassani – Wally – Hoek Design
Dimensions
LOA36.1 ft39.4 ft
Hull length32.3 ft27.9 ft
Beam9.4 ft8.5 ft
Draft4.8 ft–5.6 ft8.5 ft
Displacement6,614 lb6,393 lb
Accommodation
Cabins11
Heads1Unknown
Berths4Unknown
Performance & Rig
Main sail355 ft²Unknown
Jib226 ft²Unknown
Genoa258 ft²Unknown
Upwind sail areaUnknown775 ft²
Downwind sail area1,001 ft²1,841 ft²
Engine power15 hpUnknown
Engine count1Unknown
Materials
Hull materialVacuum infused fibreglassCarbon fiber
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

16 of 16 figures here carry the builder's own words

Figures read fromwally.com/en-us/Fleet/Model/p/20-326-541-PUBread 9/18/2026

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 ftSaffier SE 33 Life: 36.1 ft × 9.4 ftwallynano 37: 39.4 ft × 8.5 ftwallynano 3739.4 ft × 8.5 ftSaffier SE 33 Life36.1 ft × 9.4 ft

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

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftSaffier SE 33 Life: 47.6 ft / 5.6 ft47.6 ft5.6 ftSaffier SE 33 Lifewallynano 37: air draft not published / 8.5 ftair draft not published8.5 ftwallynano 37

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 Saffier SE 33 Life.

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.

  • Saffier SE 33 Life

    Fuel10 gal
    Water16 gal

    4 gal of water per berth

  • wallynano 37

    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.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Saffier SE 33 Life: 27.9wallynano 37: 36.0▶
  • Saffier SE 33 Life27.9· Racing
  • wallynano 3736.0· Racing
How it is worked out

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

Saffier SE 33 Life: mainsail + genoa, added up

wallynano 37: published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

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

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350
  • Saffier SE 33 Lifenot published: waterline length
  • wallynano 37not 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.

LowModerateHigh3040Saffier SE 33 Life: 43
  • Saffier SE 33 Life43· High
  • wallynano 37not published: ballast
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 heavy20304050
  • Saffier SE 33 Lifenot published: waterline length
  • wallynano 37not 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 above2Saffier SE 33 Life: 1.99wallynano 37: 1.84
  • Saffier SE 33 Life1.99· Below 2
  • wallynano 371.84· 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.

  • Saffier SE 33 Lifenot published: waterline length
  • wallynano 37not 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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