Fax 33
Zuanelli · Alain Jézéquel · 1991
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Fax 33 is a 9.60 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Alain Jézéquel and built by Zuanelli, first launched in 1991. It races in Class C.
Length
9.60 m
31′ 6″
Beam
3.23 m
Draft
1.81 m
Displacement
4.6 t
Sail area
56 m²
On the podium
Where a Fax 33 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
2
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 3 starts by 1 boat between 2021 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Fax 33 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Intercircoli2025- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2021
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound 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
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Fax 33 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 31.7 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (2 meetings), Elan 310 (1 meeting), H&r 412 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) (1 meeting), JOD 35 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Design) (1 meeting), Bavaria 44 (1 meeting), Hanse 375 (1 meeting), Hanse 400e (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Genesi 43 (1 meeting), Neo 400 (1 meeting), Archambault 35 (1 meeting), J/92 (1 meeting), First 34.7 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 34 (Skyron) (1 meeting), Dehler 44 (1 meeting), Hanse 430 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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 Fax 33
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.82 | 4.62 | 4.85 | — |
| 52° | 5.71 | 6.55 | 6.78 | — |
| 60° | 5.97 | 6.70 | 6.96 | — |
| 75° | 6.15 | 6.84 | 7.18 | — |
| 90° | 6.13 | 6.95 | 7.29 | — |
| 110° | 6.25 | 7.11 | 7.64 | — |
| 120° | 6.12 | 7.07 | 7.71 | — |
| 135° | 5.64 | 6.87 | 7.53 | — |
| 150° | 4.95 | 6.50 | 7.19 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.28 | 5.75 | 6.73 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 480 kg.
Rigging
Fax 33 rig and sail dimensions
A Fax 33 carries 11.38 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.80 m boom, a forestay 12.89 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 67 to 77 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.