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design #441, 33'8" x 22'4" x 6'10 x 5' sloop, 1938 |
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The Rhodes 33 was originally designed in 1938 for class racing in Southern California, where there were 20-30 mile races to offshore islands. These events required boats that could accommodate a crew overnight and that were weatherly and reasonably able, for the races were in open waters and often upwind. The Rhodes 33 has a deep cockpit, but not self-bailing, and there is no bridgedeck or high companionway sill. The rig did not include forward lower shrouds, making tacking easier but leaving the rig less robust. Auxiliary power is supplied by an outboard fitting through a well in the counter. The 33s were built by the South Coast Boat Building Company in Newport Beach CA. South Coast Boat Building Company 1945 brochure The Rhodes 33 is one of a cluster of narrow racing boats Rhodes designed during this period. Other boats in this series include the 34' Lake One Design, (Lake Erie-Ontario), the 36' Evergreen (Pacific Northwest), and the 35' Eastern Interclub (Connecticut). The boat pictured is hull
#41. She has been lovingly restored and re-launched in August 2006
in California.
From Jim:
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