Description
Beautiful and elegant Stephen Jones ‘Spirit-of-Tradition’ daysailer/weekender with fantastic specification including carbon mast, Raymarine instruments and furling A-sails
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
FLUTE is a very nicely presented and well-equipped example of the Stephen Jones-designed Rustler 33 daysailer/weekender from Rustler Yachts in Falmouth. Delivered to her first owner in 2013 as hull No.7, and kept locally near Falmouth until her sale to her second and current owner in 2015. Since then, she has been based in St Peter Port, Guernsey where she has been used for club racing in Guernsey as well as cruising with the owner's family locally. Additionally, she has crossed the channel several times to compete in a number of Cowes Weeks, winning the Cointreau Cup.
FLUTE’s specification highlights include:-
• Stephen Jones design
• Vacuum-infused GRP construction
• 1.67m draft lead fin keel
• Selden carbon fibre mast – installed 2021
• Harken deck gear
• Comprehensive sail wardrobe include furling A2, A4 and Code Zero
• Raymarine navigation instruments with GPS plotter, AIS and autopilot
• Nanni 14hp engine with Saildrive gearbox and 2-bladed propeller
• Shorepower and battery charger
• 4-berth interior layout finished in satin varnished teak and white eggshell
• Alcantara upholstery
• Gas stove and sink
• Separate heads with holding tank
• Anchor and chain
FLUTE is Guernsey-registered and UK VAT paid.
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
The new Rustler 33 is beautiful. Designed to be really easy to live with, simple to sail, and offer cosy accommodation for a weekend away; she is the perfect antidote to yachts whose designers have forgotten what pleasure there is to be had in simple aesthetic beauty.
As a larger stable-mate of the hugely successful Rustler 24 dayboat, the new Rustler 33 is an all new design, with grace, and classic well-judged overhangs she really will turn heads wherever she is seen. A lead fin keel, fully balanced rudder and large easily handled rig offer first class performance without drama, and a small inboard diesel will always get you home if the wind dies!
Whether day sailing, anchoring off a beach for a swim and a picnic, staying on board for a night, or indeed racing around the bay, the new Rustler 33 will surprise and delight you.
YACHTING PRESS REVIEWS:
“The Rustler 33 is part of the modern tradition for fast, retro-styled day-sailers that are a charm to sail, painless to own and give enough accommodation for weekending…
In appearance, the Rustler 33 is an unusual beast, clothed in a motley collection from the dressing-up box of yacht design history. Whereas every other SoT yacht is inspired by the inter-war years, the R33 owes its origins to post-war Metre yachts. So she has a retroussé counter instead of the standard sawn-off counter, square-oval portlights instead of round, a gentler sheer and a tall mast with double-spreader, 7/8ths fractional rig. Combined with the narrowish beam and pleasing cockpit coamings that run back from the cabinsides in a single, hard-stepped line, this rare costume makes for one of the prettiest SoT boats around, with an authentic marriage of form and material…
The feeling is not of a race-bred lightweight or a tank but something in between: a fairly seaworthy boat in the growing dayboat/luxury weekender niche... Our test sail was in a short weather window and without instruments for quantitative data but we hear the R33 is fast – very fast. They regularly sail into double figures and sometimes more. This is far beyond theoretical hull speed, thanks to the minimal wetted surface area, and has helped one R33 achieve six firsts out of six starts under IRC in a season. The ability to go really fast, easily and comfortably, in something this pretty, is intoxicating…
The Rustler 33 is a boat to race and a boat for family picnics. She is also a boat for coastal cruising, hopping port to port and sleeping in the cabin or under the stars in the cockpit. That’s a good thing, as once you set out, you won’t want to stop… And being so easy to chuck around, go faster and point higher, it makes you look good. It makes you feel good, too.”
Specifications
CONSTRUCTION
CE Certification:
• Our understanding is the vessel complies with the EU’s Recreational Craft Directive and is categorised – C for up to 6-persons
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Resin-infused GRP hull, deck and superstructure
• Dark blue gelcoat topsides
• Single white boot top located above antifouling level
• Recessed cavita line in hull moulding inlaid with a gold tape
• Teak laid side decks, cockpit seats and cockpit sole
• Teak toe rail
Keel & Rudder:
• Fin keel with single piece casting of lead external ballast with 4% antimony and stainless steel bolts
• Fully balanced spade rudder with aluminium rudder stock and drag link system to tiller
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Nanni N2.14 2-cylinder, in-line 4-stroke (Kubota) diesel engine producing 14hp (10.3kw) @ 3,600rpm
• Fresh water cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Single lever gear/throttle control
• Wet exhaust system
• Nanni SP60 Saildrive gearbox – replaced 2018 and fully serviced 2024
• Engine control panels with rev counter, warning lights and push button start
• Engine located under the cockpit sole
Maintenance & Performance:
• Engine serviced annually
• Engine hours: approx. 178 as of Spring 2026
• Cruising speed: approx. 6.2 knots @ 2,200rpm
• Max speed: approx. 7 knots @ 2,500rpm
Propulsion & Steering:
• 2-bladed folding propeller
• Teak tiller with Spinlock telescopic extension
• Emergency steering
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC onboard power system with 220vAC shore power system.
Battery Banks:
• 1x 12vDC engine start battery - 2025
• 1x 12vDC service battery - 2025
Charging:
• 220vAC battery charger
Alternator:
• Nanni 70amp 12vDC engine-mounted alternator
Shore Power:
• Hardwired, RCD protected 220vAC shore power system with ring main and socket at DC panel area
Other Electrical:
• 12vDC power socket
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• Manual fresh water supply to galley and heads
Bilge Pumps:
• 12vDC electric bilge pump
• Whale manual bilge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Approx 45 litres fuel capacity in 1x plastic fuel tank
• Analogue fuel tank gauge at DC panel
Fresh Water:
• Approx 26 litres fresh water capacity in 1x plastic fresh water tank
Holding Tanks:
• Black water holding tank with manual pump out
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
• Raymarine A75 GPS chart plotter
• Raymarine speed and depth displays
• Raymarine wind display
• Raymarine autopilot with cockpit control
• Compass
Below Decks:
• Raymarine A75 GPS chart plotter
Communications Equipment:
• Icom IC-M323 DSC VHF radio with Hawk masthead antenna
• AIS transponder – 2018
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Single burner gas stove
• Stainless steel sink unit with single bowl and manual fresh water supply
Heads:
• Lavac manual marine heads
• Heads discharging to holding tank or overboard via diverter valve
• Sink with manual cold water supply
Interior Lighting:
• 12vDC deckhead lighting
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• Up to 4 berths in open-plan saloon with double berth forward and two settee berths amidships. Separate heads compartment.
Accommodation Finish:
• Teak satin varnished interior joinery finish with white egghell painted bulkheads
• Teak soleboards with contrasting holly inlay
• Panelled headlinings with teak strips
• Beige Alcantara upholstery
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
• Double berth forward
• Two settee berths port and starboard (shorter berth length)
• Galley area to starboard with stainless basin
• Cover over basin and cooker to create chart table area
• Separate heads to port with hand basin and fresh water hand pump.
• Stowage for wet gear behind toilet.
• Sound insulated engine compartment under companionway steps and bridge deck
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Selden carbon fibre, white painted, keel-stepped, fractional-rigged mast with 2-sets of swept-back spreaders – 2021
• Selden white painted boom
• Discontinuous stainless steel wire standing rigging – 2021
• Selden white-painted rod-vang
• Bartel sub-deck genoa furler
• Spinlock clutches
• Harken low-friction mast-track and batten-car system
• Harken deck gear and adjustable jib tracks
• Mainsheet 8:1 with single point take off in centre of cockpit
• 2x single-line reefs led aft
• Dyneema adjustable backstay
• Furling gear and equipment for Code and A sails
Winches:
• 2x Harken 35ST 2-speed, manual, self-tailing primary winches in cockpit
• 2x Harken 35ST 2-speed, manual, self-tailing halyard/reefing winches at companionway
Sails:
• Dacron tri-radial fully-battened mainsail – 2022
• Dacron tri-radial furling genoa – 2022
• A2– 2013
• A4 – 2018
• Code Zero with top-down furler - 2023
General:
• Starboard and port cockpit lockers
• Lewmar flush hatch coachroof forward of mast
• Ensign flagstaff
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Stainless steel stemhead fitting with removable anchor roller for racing
• Delta anchor with galvanised chain and warp
• Warps and fenders
• Stainless steel pop-up cleats forward and aft
Canvas Work:
• Beige canvas mainsail boom cover with lazyjacks
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
• Horseshoe lifebelt
• Safety harness eyes in cockpit
• Offshore flare pack
• Manual fire extinguisher
• Fire blanket
Viewing arrangements
Lying – Hamble River, UK
Available to view strictly by appointment
Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment
For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.
Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.
Lead Broker: James McNeil – Grabau International (South Coast)
Tel: +44 (0)7979 907210
Email: james@grabauinternational.com
Grabau International offers the details of all vessels in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information or warranty the condition of any vessel and the details do not constitute a part of any contract. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. All vessels are offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Grabau International provides professional yacht conveyancing and legal transfer of title for all yachts as per the ABYA Code of Practice with all deposit payments and final balance payments processed through secure dedicated client accounts solely for that purpose. Our dedicated client accounts are written in trust at Natwest Bank and we are fully insured.
