Rustler 33

Name: Rustler 33
Brand: Rustler Yachts

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Rustler 33 sailing — Rustler Yachts

Design

Designer: Stephen Jones

Summary

Sailing MonohullSail

Length overall: 34 ft
Beam: 8 ft
Draft: 5.5 ft
Air draft: —
Displacement: 6,283 lb

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Short-Handed
From the published figures: LOA 10.36 m · mainsail 26.38 m²

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Sail area / displacement

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

22.8· Performance

How it is worked out

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

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.

not 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.

35· 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.

not 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.

1.74· 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.

not 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.

Show the builders' own words

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.

Dimensions

LOA: 34 ft (10.36 m)
Hull length: —
LWL: —
Beam: 8 ft (2.44 m)
Draft (min): 5.5 ft (1.67 m)
Draft (max): 5.5 ft (1.67 m)
Air draft: —
Displacement: 6,283 lb (2,850 kg)
Ballast: 2,205 lb (1,000 kg)
Cabins: —
Heads: 1
Berths: —

Sail Plan

Main sail: 284 ft² (26.38 m²)
Jib: 201 ft² (18.67 m²)
Genoa: —
Sail area: —
Downwind sail area: 569 ft² (52.83 m²)
Rig type: —

Engine and Tanks

Engine: —
Engine count: 1
Engine manufacturer: Yanmar
Propulsion type: —
Fuel capacity: —
Fresh water capacity: —
Black water capacity: —

Construction

Mast material: —
Hull material: Resin infused GRP
Deck material: —
Keel type: lead fin keel
Rudder type: —
Steering wheels: —

Builder's Own Figures

Spinnaker: 52.83 m2

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

Brochure

Download the official Rustler 33 brochure (PDF)

About Rustler Yachts

Semi-custom

British builder of hand-built, bespoke cruising monohulls, based in Falmouth since the early 1980s.

The first Rustler 36 was built at Falmouth in the early 1980s, and Rustler has been building there ever since, by hand, in a mixture of traditional method and current technology. Hundreds of owners have had a boat designed and built for them in that time, and no two have ever been specified alike. The yachts are manufactured on the premises rather than assembled from parts: the engineering, the moulding and the joinery are all done by the yard's own staff, and nothing is outsourced. The company is deliberately small and personal, and an owner deals directly with the people building the boat, from the tailored design through the handover trials.

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