Yamaha 33 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

33.37' · 10.17 m

Displ.

9,700 lbs · 4,400 kg

First year

1976

The Yamaha 33 is a testament to the brief but impactful era when the Japanese industrial giant applied its "total quality" manufacturing philosophy to the offshore sailing market. Launched in the late 1970s and produced into the early 1980s, the Yamaha 33 was designed by the inhouse Yamaha Design Team to compete directly with the dominant European and American cruiserracers of the day. Unlike many of its contemporaries that relied on handlaid fiberglass with varying degrees of precision, Yamaha utilized advanced Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) techniques and highpressure molding processes, resulting in a hull noted for its exceptional strengthtoweight ratio and uniform thickness. The boat was primarily marketed as a highperformance cruiser, balancing the rigors of IORera (International Offshore Rule) racing with an interior finished to the standards of a luxury manufacturer.