Dick Carter was quite a prolific designer his active years revolved mainly around IOR style yachts and were every popular. I think they were generally well built but getting a bit long in the tooth now and for that reason may not present very well.

The Yamaha 33 which was built in Gosford NSW was a Dick Carter design.

The Carter 33s have a great reputation. The centre cockpit version was called the Passage 33. I forget what they called the aft cockpit version but supposedly exactly the same yacht except for deck/cabin top moulding.

I would go aft cockpit everyday of the week no matter which design.

Here is one you could probably own for $1,000 per foot.

$1,000 per foot is a pricing structure/ guide that was prevalent 40 years ago. Funny how it is prevalent today.

cisco said..


So solly forot to post rink.

http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/carter-33/162349

Looks a nice boat. I thought long and hard about buying one. The racing cockpit put me off. Some have the optional slat seats in the gorilla pit but the traveler still divides the cockpit too much for easy sailing. The Greek version of the same boat has a conventional cockpit. One sold in Sydney recently. Could never understand how a local builder would build a boat just for racers and not consider the boat would spend most of its life as a family cruiser. They are a big 33 footer too.