BoatsHustler SJ-30

Hustler SJ-30

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1979

A Stephen Jones-designed fractional sloop with a 1.62m draft and balanced displacement for club-level performance

Designed by Stephen Jones, built by Verl 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 moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

At 2.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.31
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 210
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
209.9
Comfort ratio
16.4
Capsize screening
2.31
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
922
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Keel top section cast iron. Bottom lead.
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Verl Yachts, Oyster Marine

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