| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hobie Alter and Phil Edwards |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1982 |
| No. built | 187 |
| Builder(s) | Hobie Cat |
| Name | Hobie 33 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 33.00 ft (10.06 m) |
| LWL | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Lifting keel |
| Ballast | 1,900 lb (862 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 33.83 ft (10.31 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 12.40 ft (3.78 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 35.13 ft (10.71 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 12.50 ft (3.81 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | 7/8 Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 219.56 sq ft (20.398 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 209.75 sq ft (19.486 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 838 sq ft (77.9 m2) |
| Total sail area | 429.31 sq ft (39.884 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 73.0 |
The Hobie 33 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Hobie Alter and Phil Edwards as one-design racer and first built in 1982. It was the first monohull design for Alter and his company, after establishing their reputations for their lines of surfboards and catamarans[1][2][3][4]