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Caliber Yachts 30 LRC

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1994

A rare, single-build masthead sloop from 1994 featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a shallow 1.24-metre draft

Designed by Michael McCreary.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

299 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 299
EasygoingPowered-up

13.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.9
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2837 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.9
Displacement / length
299.0
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
984
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Michael McCreary
Builder
Caliber Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Endeavour 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterEndeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 percent
Sabre Yachts 329.81 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed for balanced performance and stability in a mid-sized cruiser
Moody 3410.19 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1980s mid-sized cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stability and predictable handling in coastal waters
Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance

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