BoatsFreeward 30

Freeward 30

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1970

The predecessor to the iconic Fisher 30, sharing her robust long-keel hull but featuring a doghouse instead of a wheelhouse

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung 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 43 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 43
CoastalBluewater

At 1.56 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.56
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 419

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
419.4
Comfort ratio
42.5
Capsize screening
1.56
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
844
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine

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Downeaster 329.75 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA heavy-displacement Bob Poole cutter with a long keel, designed for stable, comfortable offshore cruising
Nicholson 329.75 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA long-running production classic with a 55% ballast ratio, built over two decades for steady offshore passage making
Cape Dory 319.55 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed cutter with a long keel, built between 1983 and 1985 for traditional, steady offshore cruising

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