Crowther Buccaneer 33 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Trimaran · daggerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

33.25' · 10.13 m

Disp.

6,000 lbs · 2,722 kg

First year

1973

The Crowther Buccaneer 33 represents a pivotal moment in multihull evolution, designed by the legendary Australian naval architect Lock Crowther during the late 1960s. As part of a lineage that helped transition trimarans from experimental curiosities to respected offshore cruisers, the Buccaneer 33 was specifically engineered to balance highspeed performance with the structural integrity required for bluewater passages. Unlike many of its contemporaries that relied on heavy displacement, the Buccaneer 33 utilized a lightweight, highbuoyancy philosophy, often constructed using marine plywood and epoxy (and later, composite materials) to maintain a favorable powertoweight ratio. It remains a cult favorite among multihull purists who value a "seakindly" motion and the ability to outrun weather systems.