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Discovery 3000

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

An Ed Dubois-designed masthead sloop built for the Aegean charter trade with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by E. Dubois & Ed Dubois, built by Dromor Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 309
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.5
Displacement / length
309.4
Comfort ratio
23.5
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
953
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
E. Dubois, Ed Dubois
Builder
Dromor Yachts

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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
King's Cruiser 3310.26 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Pelle Pettersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder for stable, classic cruising
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
Cal Boats 3410.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, favored by Jensen Marine founder Jack Jensen for personal cruising
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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