Design
Petrel 33
Designed by Cristian Pilo
A 9.9 m cruising sailboat by Cristian Pilo of Modern Wooden Boat, the larger development of his Petrel 28. It has six full-size berths, about 1.90 m headroom and a 20 to 30 hp inboard diesel or 7 kW electric drive. Beam is 3.03 m, draft 1.80 m, ballast 1,300 kg in a fixed steel fin, design displacement 4,050 kg and upwind sail area 47.3 square metres.
Construction is radius chine plywood: 12 mm planking, doubled 6 mm layers at the radius, over plywood bulkheads and solid wood stringers. The designer says basic woodworking skill is enough; the steel keel needs welding. Expect 4,000 to 6,000 hours over several years. The medians below come from builders who logged this boat here.
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| Sphera | BCA Demco | 9.94 m (32′ 7″) | 0 |
| Albatros 32 | BCA Demco | 9.8 m (32′ 2″) | 0 |
| 32 ft Cutter | Benford Design Group | 32′ 0″ (9.75 m) | 0 |
| 32 ft Double Ended Ketch or Cutter | Benford Design Group | 32′ 0″ (9.75 m) | 0 |
| 32 ft Pinky Ketch Dawn | Benford Design Group | 32′ 0″ (9.75 m) | 0 |
| 32 ft Sailing Dory Shoestring | Benford Design Group | 32′ 0″ (9.75 m) | 0 |