title: CS 33
text: # CS 33
  
  The CS 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Raymond Wall and first built in 1979. The design is out of production.
  
  ## Production
  
  The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada between 1979 and 1987. The company built 450 examples of the design.
  
  ## Design
  
  The CS 33 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) and carries 4,250 lb (1,928 kg) of ballast.
  
  The boat has a draft of 5.80 ft (1.77 m) with the standard keel and 4.6 ft (1.4 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.
  
  The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke diesel engine of 21 hp (16 kW). The fuel tank holds 24 U.S. gallons (91 L; 20 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal).
  
  The full keel-equipped model boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 150 with a high of 162 and low of 147. It has a hull speed of 6.89 kn (12.76 km/h).
  
  The shoal draft keel model boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 165 with a high of 153 and low of 204.
  
  