Classic 33
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Classic 33
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|designer = W. Shad Turner
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|location = United States
|year = 1995
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|builder = Classic Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|9590|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|hulls =
|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|32.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|27.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|3050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|41.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|36.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|216.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|235.75|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|451.75|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|previous = Laguna 33
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The Classic 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and first built in 1995.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/classic-33|title= Classic 33 sailboat |access-date= 8 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220408015623/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/classic-33|archive-date= 8 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/classic/33|title= Classic 33|access-date= 8 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220408015633/https://sailboat.guide/classic/33|archive-date= 8 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad|title= W. Shad Turner|access-date= 8 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220707053120/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad|archive-date= 7 July 2022|url-status= bot: unknown}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/w-shad-turner|title= W. Shad Turner|access-date= 8 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220328154021/https://sailboat.guide/w-shad-turner|archive-date= 28 March 2022|url-status= bot: unknown}}
The design is a development of the Laguna 33, using the same molds, which Classic Yachts acquired after Laguna Yachts went out of business.
Production
The design was built by Classic Yachts in Chanute, Kansas, United States, starting in 1995, but it is now out of production. It is not known how many were completed before Classic Yachts closed down in 2000.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/classic-yachts-inc-usa|title = Classic Yachts Inc.|access-date = 5 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405121723/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/classic-yachts-inc-usa|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/classic|title= Classic Yachts|access-date= 5 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405121629/https://sailboat.guide/classic|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Classic 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|9590|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|7.03|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.