Ro 330
MOA · Iñigo Toledo · 1997
Updated
The Ro 330 is a 9.52 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Iñigo Toledo and built by MOA, first launched in 1997. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 25% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 25% of the boats it races against.
119th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 34 starts across 10 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.52 m
31′ 3″
Beam
3.25 m
Draft
1.68 m
Displacement
4.0 t
Sail area
55 m²
On the podium
Where a Ro 330 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
29%
of 34 starts by 6 boats
Wins
6%
Read from 34 starts by 6 boats between 2014 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Ro 330 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
XXX Lliga Social CMPO2026- XXIX Lliga Social CMPO2025
Campionato Invernale West Liguria2025- LLiga RCNT2023
- Trofeo Vila de Bouzas2021
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
27%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Ro 330 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Tofinou 950 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (5 meetings), J/112 (5 meetings), Solaris 44 (6 meetings), Comet 41 (6 meetings), Mylius 11 (4 meetings), Swan 45 (5 meetings), Solaris 48 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), First 36.7 (4 meetings), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Swan 42 (3 meetings), Este 24 (3 meetings), Dufour 34 (3 meetings), Comet 45 (2 meetings), T 34 (2 meetings), Impala 36 (2 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (2 meetings), Baltic 50 (2 meetings), Solaris 50 (2 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), J/80 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Ro 330 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
4.87
39°
Beam reach
7.83
90°
Broad reach
8.41
135°
Downwind VMG
7.38
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.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is to windward in a strong breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should. It holds that advantage on a reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Ro 330
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.12 | 4.29 | 4.79 | 4.87 |
| 52° | 4.80 | 6.26 | 6.78 | 6.93 |
| 60° | 5.08 | 6.46 | 6.94 | 7.16 |
| 75° | 5.26 | 6.60 | 7.12 | 7.52 |
| 90° | 5.18 | 6.71 | 7.28 | 7.83 |
| 110° | 5.19 | 6.79 | 7.50 | 8.33 |
| 120° | 5.00 | 6.70 | 7.46 | 8.57 |
| 135° | 4.50 | 6.37 | 7.24 | 8.41 |
| 150° | 3.83 | 5.79 | 6.90 | 7.97 |
| Run VMG | 3.32 | 5.04 | 6.29 | 7.38 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 450 kg.
Rigging
Ro 330 rig and sail dimensions
A Ro 330 carries 11.46 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.08 m boom, a forestay 12.45 m above the deck and a 3.91 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 18 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 51 to 82 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.