BoatsLancer 30-4

Lancer 30-4

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1978–1985

A masthead sloop built from modified C&C 30 tooling, offering a stable cruising platform with a fin keel.

Designed by C&C Design.

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 265
EasygoingPowered-up

14.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
264.8
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
858
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1985
Designer
C&C Design
Builder
Lancer Yacht Corp

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Cal 2-298.84 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn upgraded cruising variant of the standard 29, featuring enhanced equipment and a masthead rig
Bristol Yachts 29.99.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1977-1986 masthead sloop featuring a tall rig option and a choice between fixed keel or keel-centerboard configurations
Pearson Yachts 309.08 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA prolific Bill Shaw design with over 1,000 built, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and spade rudder
Islander Yachts 309.02 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA raised-deck masthead sloop with a shallow 1.12-metre draft, produced briefly as a distinct variant of the Islander 29
Comfort 309.09 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Swedish-built masthead sloop based on the Joker S30, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder
C&C Yachts 30-29.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing

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