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Morgan Yachts 30

Masthead Sloop · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · 1968–1971

A masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration, designed by Charles Morgan Jr. for versatile shoal-draft sailing

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

332 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 332
EasygoingPowered-up

15.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 462 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
332.4
Comfort ratio
32.4
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
799
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1968–1971
Units built
320
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Morgan Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family1.6 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Allied Boat Co. Inc. Seabreeze 3510.52 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA MacLear and Harris-designed masthead sloop featuring a versatile keel-centerboard configuration for shoal-draft cruising
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out

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