Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Canados 33

Canados · Andrea Vallicelli · 1980

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Canados 33 is a 10.05 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Andrea Vallicelli and built by Canados, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.

Canados 33 - Andrea Vallicelli - CanadosP 11.49 mLOA 10.05 m

Length

10.05 m

33′ 0″

Beam

3.15 m

Draft

1.88 m

Displacement

5.2 t

Sail area

60 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Canados 33 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

64%

of 42 starts by 2 boats

Wins

24%

Wins24%10
Seconds26%11
Thirds14%6
Off the podium36%15

Read from 42 starts by 2 boats between 2015 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Canados 33 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyVento de l'Alguer2024
  • ItalyVento de l'Alguer2023
  • ItalyVento de l'Alguer2022
  • ItalyVento de l'Alguer2021
  • ItalyVento de l'Alguer2019

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

55%

of these races end on the podium

20 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Canados 33 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

This design aheadRival ahead
Elan 3786%ahead in 19 of 22 meetings, 22 racesalmost always ahead
Salona 3732%ahead in 7 of 22 meetings, 22 races
Elan 35030%ahead in 6 of 20 meetings, 20 races
Canados 3762%ahead in 10 of 16 meetings, 16 races
Sun Odyssey 3273%ahead in 11 of 15 meetings, 15 races
Queen 347%ahead in 1 of 14 meetings, 14 races
Hanse 37057%ahead in 8 of 14 meetings, 14 races
First 3825%ahead in 3 of 12 meetings, 12 races
Salona 4540%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Comet 10575%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings, 8 races
J/2473%ahead in 8 of 11 meetings, 7 races

Also met, too few times for a figure:

Grand Soleil 52 (7 meetings), Oceanis 331 (7 meetings), First 345 (6 meetings), Elan 450 (6 meetings), JOD 35 (6 meetings), Dehler 34 (Stadt) (5 meetings), First 31.7 (4 meetings), Hanse 385 (4 meetings), Elan 33 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (3 meetings), Elan 40 (2 meetings), Oceanis 423 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 36 (2 meetings), Xp 38 (1 meeting), Oceanis 50 (1 meeting), Tripp 40 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (1 meeting), Comet 45 (1 meeting), X-41 (1 meeting), First 47.7 (1 meeting), X-35 (1 meeting)

Some of the boats it races against

How the Canados 33 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.

Canados 33 vs Elan 37ahead 86% of 22 head-to-heads
Canados 33 vs Salona 37ahead 32% of 22 head-to-heads
Canados 33 vs Elan 350ahead 30% of 20 head-to-heads
Canados 33 vs Canados 37ahead 62% of 16 head-to-heads
Canados 33 vs Sun Odyssey 32ahead 73% of 15 head-to-heads

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3630°60°90°120°150°WIND

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Canados 33

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.774.574.88—
52°5.626.466.73—
60°5.876.616.88—
75°6.036.737.08—
90°6.096.877.28—
110°6.177.017.54—
120°6.046.977.61—
135°5.586.777.42—
150°4.886.407.08—
Run VMG4.235.676.62—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail22 m²
Headsail33 m² – 43 m²
Spinnaker77 m² – 79 m²

Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.

Rigging

Canados 33 rig and sail dimensions

A Canados 33 carries 11.73 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.20 m boom, a forestay 13.32 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP11.73 m11.49 – 11.98
Boom lengthE3.20 m3.05 – 3.35
Forestay heightIG13.32 m13.30 – 13.33
Fore triangle baseJ4.19 m4.18 – 4.20
Spinnaker hoistISP13.68 m13.33 – 14.04
Boom above deckBAS1.41 m1.31 – 1.50

Sails

Mainsail22.2 m²21.9 – 22.5
Headsail38.0 m²33.2 – 42.8
Spinnaker78.3 m²77.3 – 79.2