Psaros 33
PSAROS SA · S. Schmidt · 2012
Updated
The Psaros 33 is a 10.00 m planing racing yacht designed by S. Schmidt and built by PSAROS SA, first launched in 2012. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 99% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 99% of the boats it races against.
1st of 92 in its class.
Not verified. On planing hulls this score has no match in the race results we hold: designs scoring the same win anywhere from one race in ten to seven in ten. Read it as what the measurements say, not as a ranking.
This design has been found in real race results — 17 starts across 4 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
10.00 m
32′ 10″
Beam
2.94 m
Draft
2.56 m
Displacement
2.1 t
Sail area
82 m²
On the podium
Where a Psaros 33 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
24%
of 17 starts by 3 boats
Wins
6%
Read from 17 starts by 3 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Psaros 33 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Genève-Rolle-Genève2026
Graf-Zeppelin-Regatta2026- Semaine de la voile2026
- 43. Montfort Cup2026
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Psaros 33 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
IMX 38 (5 meetings), Saffier 27 (1 meeting), X4.3 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Psaros 33 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
6.05
35°
Beam reach
11.13
90°
Broad reach
14.80
135°
Downwind VMG
13.43
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is running deep in a strong breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage off the wind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short to windward when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that wants to get up and go, and needs pressure to do it.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 3.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Psaros 33
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.77 | 5.62 | 5.90 | 6.05 |
| 52° | 7.14 | 7.93 | 8.34 | 8.68 |
| 60° | 7.42 | 8.28 | 8.75 | 9.16 |
| 75° | 7.54 | 8.56 | 9.27 | 9.89 |
| 90° | 7.56 | 9.04 | 10.00 | 11.13 |
| 110° | 7.13 | 8.98 | 10.73 | 12.66 |
| 120° | 6.95 | 9.13 | 10.77 | 13.34 |
| 135° | 6.41 | 8.83 | 11.46 | 14.80 |
| 150° | 5.41 | 7.62 | 10.00 | 15.51 |
| Run VMG | 4.69 | 6.61 | 8.66 | 13.43 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 590 kg.
Rigging
Psaros 33 rig and sail dimensions
A Psaros 33 carries 14.25 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.66 m boom, a forestay 13.92 m above the deck and a 7.39 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails