Design and Construction
Both hull and deck are hand-laid fiberglass executed as a sandwich construction, a method the review notes improves the indoor climate below anchor. The lead fin keel draws between 5.58 and 5.88 feet depending on load, which keeps the boat able to enter most marinas. With a beam of 9.19 feet the length-to-beam ratio comes to 3.56, and the 40 percent ballast ratio reflects 3,748 pounds of lead against a 9,259-pound displacement. The wetted surface measures roughly 301 square feet, and the immersion rate of 871 pounds per inch tells you how heavily she sits as gear and water load her. None of this is exotic, but the sandwich hull-and-deck approach and the moderate displacement-to-length ratio of about 205 place her among what the reviewing source categorizes as moderate racers rather than heavy cruisers.
Rig and Handling
The 330 was offered with more than one rig, and the available options are a fractional rig and an alternative fractional rig. Her sail area of 625 square feet on a fractional sloop plan, paired with the 22.68 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, gives a light-air temperament consistent with that moderate-racer classification. Under power, a Yanmar 2GM20SD turns a saildrive and pushes the boat to a observed 8.0 knots, beyond the theoretical 7.0-knot hull speed for a displacement hull of this length. The capsize screening value of 1.75 and a Motion Comfort Ratio of 25.7 describe a boat that the formula-based assessment found acceptable by screening standards while still promising a settled motion profile for her size.
Accommodations
Below, the Faurby follows period Danish practice: the interior is of teak like most boats of her generation, and headroom is above average for the class. The 21-gallon water and 14-gallon diesel capacities are modest, suited to coastal cruising rather than long independent passages, and the 1.75 capsize screen together with the comfort ratio suggest a boat engineered more for responsive sailing than for liveaboard volume. The sandwich construction's indoor-climate benefit is felt here as a drier, more stable cabin atmosphere than solid-glass equivalents might offer.
The Verdict
The Faurby 330 is a coherent late-eighties Danish design: a sandwich-constructed, lead-ballasted fin-keeler with multiple fractional rigs, a saildrive Yanmar, and numbers that mark her as a moderate racer with decent comfort. She is not a bluewater volume leader, but she is a well-resolved small cruiser-racer from a single architect's hand.
Pros
- Hand-laid fiberglass sandwich hull and deck for a stable cabin climate
- Lead fin keel with modest 5.58–5.88 ft draft for marina access
- Multiple fractional rig options and 625 sq ft sail plan for lively handling
- Above-average headroom and teak interior
Cons
- Small water (21 gal) and fuel (14 gal) capacity limits range
- Theoretical hull speed of 7.0 knots trails the 8.0-knot powered figure
