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Lm 30

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1977–1990

A fin-keeled masthead sloop available with optional bilge keels, built for over a decade as a stable coastal cruiser

Designed by Bent Juul Andersen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 271
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.7

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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.7
Displacement / length
271.5
Comfort ratio
28.4
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
938
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1990
Units built
311
Designer
Bent Juul Andersen
Builder
LM Glasfiber A, S

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Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Pearson Yachts 3239.83 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal-draft keel
Islander 329.91 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models
Valiant Yachts 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and occasionally rigged as a sloop
Catalina Yachts 3159.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2012 masthead sloop featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, designed as the successor to the Catalina 310
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling

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