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Yachtsnet's
archive of boat details and pictures
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The following information and photographs are
displayed as a service to anyone researching yacht types. Details
and photographs are normally based on one specific yacht, but could
be a compilation. No reliance should be placed on other yachts of
the same class being identical. Where common variations exist,
we have endeavoured to indicate this in these archive details.
The price guide covers the normal ranges of age and condition. Exceptional
boats, whether good or bad, may fall outside these guidelines. |
Countess 33 and 35 |
Price Guide
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£28,000 to £50,000+
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Builder |
Colvic |
LOA |
35' 0" |
Sail area |
500 - 620 sq ft |
Brief details |
LWL |
31' 0" |
Rig |
sloop or ketch |
In the 1970s/80s
Colvic was one of the largest moulders of GRP yacht hulls in England,
the bare hulls being then sold on both to professional yacht builders,
and to DIY home finishers. The Countess 33 is a deep-bodied, beamy,
centre cockpit hull, with a choice of a longish fin keel or twin
bilge keels. Sailing performance is reasonable, although the boats
do tend to be at the 'steady cruiser' end of the spectrum. The deck
mouldings were produced with or without an extended pilothouse.
The yacht illustrated here is a Countess 35 - a stretched version
of the Countess 33 hull, the only significant difference being an
extended transom. Because of the very wide standard of fit-out and
layouts, prices can vary a great deal, as boats range from immaculately
fitted out to quite rough amateur efforts. |
Beam |
11' 10" |
Cabins |
3 |
Draught |
4' 6" bilge keel or 5' 3" fin keel |
Berths |
typically 6 |
Displacement |
15,000 - 18,000 lbs |
Engine |
various |
Ballast |
5,000 - 6,500 lbs |
BHP |
35 - 50 |
Keel type |
Fin or twin bilge keels, with encapsulated ballast |
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The Countess 33 was a 1980
Ian Anderson design for Colvic Craft, who moulded the hulls
and decks, and sold them to both amateur builders and a number
of boatyards, who finished them under their own names. The
Minster 33 and Medway 33 were yard-built versions of the Countess
33 sold under trade names.
Ian Anderson later drew the design for a stretched version
to be called the Futura, but only three were built, of which
the yacht illustrated here is one. The forward part of the
hull is identical to the Countess 33, but the stern has been
stretched to elongate the counter. On this yacht a boarding/bathing
platform has been fitted into the transom.
The Countess range included a smaller 28, as well as a larger
37. There is a class owners
association, although their website does not provide much
information about the designs.
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