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Reg Gardner - Endeavour Yachts 30

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1973

A Graham Tilley-designed masthead sloop offered in both a flush-deck racer configuration and a cruising-oriented layout

Designed by Graham Tilley & Marine Reasearch Pty.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

234 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.5
Displacement / length
234.0
Comfort ratio
19.6
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
870
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Units built
30
Designer
Graham Tilley, Marine Reasearch pty
Builder
Reg Gardner - Endeavour Yachts, Endeavour Yachts

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Newport 30-19.14 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing
Granada Yachts 319.39 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull
Islander Yachts Bahama 309.12 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1973-1985 production masthead sloop sharing its hull with the Islander 30 MKII and featuring a balanced fin keel
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Beneteau First 3059.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jean Berret-designed masthead sloop offering versatile keel and rig configurations for coastal cruising
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile

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