Hunter 33 Cherubini
Description
The Hunter 33 (often called the Cherubini 33) is a classic American cruising sloop designed by renowned naval architect John Cherubini and built by Hunter Marine from 1977 to 1983, with approximately 200 hulls produced. As one of Cherubini's early collaborations with Hunter founder Warren Luhrs, it embodies 1970s design priorities: a full-bodied hull for stability, a long fin keel for tracking, and a spacious teak interior for family cruising—making it ideal for coastal passages, club racing, or light offshore adventures in protected waters like the Chesapeake Bay. The masthead sloop rig with optional genoa provides balanced power, while the aft-cockpit layout seats 4-6 comfortably. Available in deep or shoal-draft versions, it's praised for its seaworthiness (high ballast ratio for stiffness) and roomy accommodations (sleeps 5-6), though its moderate displacement yields "reasonably good performance" rather than blistering speed.
Construction Details
| Designer | John Cherubini |
|---|---|
| Builder | Hunter Marine (USA) |
| Length | 33.000 ft |
| LOA | 32.670 ft |
| LWL | 27.083 ft |
| Beam | 10.170 ft |
| Displacement | 10600 lb |
| Ballast | 4100 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.250 ft |
| Year Built | 1977 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 42.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 14 ft |
| p | 37.16 ft |
| e | 10.75 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.50 ft | 14 ft | 37.16 ft | 10.75 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Hunter 33 Cherubini - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 37.16 ft - (11326 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.75 ft - (3277 mm) |
| Leech | * 38.12 ft - (11619 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 38.32 ft - (11680 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 205.67 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 37 ft - (11278 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 16.25 ft - (4953 mm) |
| Leech | 32 ft - (9754 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 100.07 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.01 ft - (4270 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.2 ° |
| Area | * 259.21 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 41 ft - (12497 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 16.67 ft - (5081 mm) |
| Leech | 38 ft - (11582 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 110.29 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.44 ft - (4706 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.9 ° |
| Area | * 316.56 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 41 ft - (12497 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Leech | 38 ft - (11582 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 99.29 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.9 ft - (4237 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.83 ° |
| Area | * 284.98 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - GENOA
| Luff | 42 ft - (12802 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 19.5 ft - (5944 mm) |
| Leech | 39.5 ft - (12040 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.14 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 18.22 ft - (5553 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 2.65 ° |
| Area | * 382.59 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - DRIFTER
| Luff | * 42.51 ft - (12957 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 23.62 ft - (7199 mm) |
| Leech | * 38.02 ft - (11588 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perp | * 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9.02 ° |
| Area | * 446.33 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 43 ft - (13106 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 23.5 ft - (7163 mm) |
| Leech | 41 ft - (12497 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 758 ft² |
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Hunter 33 Cherubini - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 24.61 ft - (7501 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.55 ft - (3216 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.07 ft - (6117 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 8.4 ft - (2560 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19 ° |
| Area | * 103.37 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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