BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Cruisaire 30 Clipper

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Cruisaire 30 Clipper

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1969

A cutter-rigged cruiser with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance in a classic long-keeled hull

Designed by A. E. Luders & Alfred E. Luders.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.76 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a beamy beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

440 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 440
EasygoingPowered-up

21.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.3
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 395 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.3
Displacement / length
440.3
Comfort ratio
31.6
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
877
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
A. E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.5 m longerOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Allied Boat Co. Seawind9.30 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Thomas Gillmer-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, marking both the beginning and the end of the Allied Boat Co.
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Rawson 309.30 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA William Garden-designed long-keel cruiser offered in tall-rig, yawl, and rare pilothouse configurations
Sea Sprite 309.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.2-metre cruiser with a 41% ballast ratio, delivering a stiff and steady motion for coastal passages

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