Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Kalik 33

Lewin B.V. · Jac de Ridder · 1980

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Kalik 33 is a 9.98 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Jac de Ridder and built by Lewin B.V., first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.

Kalik 33 - Jac de Ridder - Lewin B.V.P 10.80 mLOA 9.98 m

Length

9.98 m

32′ 9″

Beam

3.33 m

Draft

1.84 m

Displacement

4.9 t

Sail area

58 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 Kalik 33 finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

2

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 2 starts by 1 boat between 2017, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

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

  • SpainRegata de Cruceros Torre del Marenyet2017
  • SpainRegata de Cruceros Castell de Cullera2017

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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

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Not enough data yet: 1 race 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 Kalik 33 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Met too few times for a figure:

Salona 37 (2 meetings), Drac One Ton (2 meetings), First 27.7 (2 meetings), Bavaria 36 (2 meetings), First Class 8 (2 meetings), Carter 42 (2 meetings), Farr 39 (2 meetings), Gib Sea 302 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 37 (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.

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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 Kalik 33

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

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.754.474.64—
52°5.596.386.56—
60°5.856.546.75—
75°6.036.697.00—
90°6.006.777.12—
110°6.146.987.46—
120°6.036.967.58—
135°5.586.767.41—
150°4.886.377.04—
Run VMG4.225.646.61—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail22 m²
Headsail35 m² – 37 m²
Spinnaker70 m² – 84 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 450 kg.

Rigging

Kalik 33 rig and sail dimensions

A Kalik 33 carries 11.17 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.23 m boom, a forestay 12.93 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP11.17 m10.80 – 11.54
Boom lengthE3.23 m3.07 – 3.40
Forestay heightIG12.93 m12.65 – 13.20
Fore triangle baseJ3.92 m3.65 – 4.20
Spinnaker hoistISP12.93 m12.65 – 13.20
Boom above deckBAS1.41 m1.21 – 1.60

Sails

Mainsail22.1 m²21.7 – 22.5
Headsail35.6 m²34.7 – 36.5
Spinnaker76.8 m²70.0 – 83.7

The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 70 to 84 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.