Finnfire 33 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

33.2' · 10.12 m

Disp.

10,582 lbs · 4,800 kg

First year

1976

Eivind Still’s transition from high school mathematics teacher to fulltime naval architect is one of the most storied origin tales in Scandinavian yachting history. In 1976, his selfdesigned, custombuilt yacht, Finn Fire II, took the racing world by storm by winning the prestigious ThreeQuarter Ton Cup off Plymouth, England. This monumental victory established Still’s reputation and prompted the Finnish industrial giant Fiskars Oy AB—renowned today for tools but then operating a highly respected yachtbuilding division under Ab Åbo Båtvarf—to purchase the production rights. Between 1976 and 1982, the yard constructed approximately sixty hulls of what became the Finnfire 33. Conceived as a highly competitive cruiserracer under the International Offshore Rule, the Finnfire 33 offered a compelling alternative to contemporary Swedish and Finnish designs, combining racewinning lines with the uncompromising, heavyduty fiberglass construction and fine joinery that defined Scandinavian boatbuilding of the era.