1. How many Soverel 33's have been Destroyed or Lost? Only Three? Blue Angel (prototype hull): lost in Hurricane Andrew, Patricia (hull 29): T-boned and junked in New Orleans, and the original Thriller (hull ?) was sunk in a collision with the J35 Warlord. The original Thriller has been on the bottom of the lake three times.

2. How who owns the oldest Soverel 33? Sandy Sellers . . .Sled Hunter (hull 2) was purchased in spring of 2001 and moved to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

3. How many Soverel 33's were built? Not sure . . . we have records of about 87 boats, but I guess that there are a few others that just enjoy sailing.

4. Which Soverel 33 has had the most names? Either hull 6 Lotti Dotti Dee or hull 24 Trust Me.

5. Which Soverel 33 has had the most owners? Hull 24 Trust Me, six owners.

6. Which has had the most names under the same owner? Hull 6 Lotti Dotti Dee, five names, same owner.

7. How many people have owned more than one Soverel? Two? each currently own one and are actively sailing.

8. What is the largest number of crew that has raced on a Soverel 33? Deviation sailed one season with 13!

9. In how many countries are the Soverel 33 sailed? Four: USA, Canada, Cayman Islands, and Kuwaite.

10. What does the DNZ in Composite DNZ stand for? DNZ stands for Design. This boat was a test bed for the "Composite Design" Carbon spinnaker poles that we make, it was originally named "Composite Design" but a couple people objected to its commercial name for PHRF so I changed it to avoid a challenge." Bob LaMantea Composite DZN

10a. What does Kamulla mean? Kamulla is aboriginal for "try and catch me"


11. In what harbor is a Soverel 33 used as a "live aboard?" Some place in California?

12. What are the current name for the following Soverel 33's:
    - Little Girl? 5 o'clock Somewhere
    - Ruby Too? Trust Me?
    - Dances With Waves? Navigator
    - Totally Awesome??
    - Grand Jete? Sassy One
    - Robin? Cheap Sunglasses
    - Ricochet? Patricia

13. How many Soverel 33 have IMS Ratings? Ten . . . see IMS Ratings.

14. Which Soverel lost their rudder offshore? As for that emergency rudder, we doubt that you'd really need one. But then Bill and Rebecca Huseby probably didn't think they'd really need an emergency rudder when they entered Pacific Cup Race [San Francisco to Oahu] with the Soverel 33 Sting (hull 119) in 1992? ('94? '96?). Their primary rudder failed about 1,000 miles out and their emergency rudder couldn't cut the mustard. So they drifted and drifted and drifted. As long as their health wasn't in danger, the Coast Guard was content to left them drift. Finally, fellow Portland sailor Steve Rander, to his eternal credit, blasted 500 miles into the trades to deliver them parts and food.

15. Who lost their mast racing to Cuba? Oops, I misplaced that note.

16. Which boat has replaced the most masts? EZ (hull 34) has forth mast.

17. Of the four Soverel 33 builders, are any of them still in business? Tartan is, sort of . . . see Builder Info.

18. What did Mark Soverel do after he retired from designing boats? In his second career, he developed several residential communities, always in a manner to respect and preserve Florida's natural beauty and resources. [see Mark Soverel. ]

19. Was there a Soverel 33 before Blue Angel? In 1968 Soverel Marine offered the Soverel 33 [Mk I] designed by Bill Soverel: LOA 32'10", Beam 9'4", Draft: 3'6", and Displacement: 11,000 lb.. The sloop version was built from 1968-1970. In 1968 the Soverel 33 was also available as a Yawl.

20. Which is the "Newest" Soverel 33? Assassin (hull # 90, HIN: TARS3090A888) was the last "hull" built, however Outrageous (hull # 88, HIN: TARS3088E790) was the last boat to leave the Tartan Factory in Hamlet NC November of 1989.

21. If you don't square your Pole, how far off is it when you loose 1 inch (2.54cm) of projection? About 6° (18.3 inches for a O.D. length pole and 17.5 inches for a J length pole. 46 and 44cm respectively.)