BoatsNoelex 30

Noelex 30

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1985

A high-performance Bruce Farr design featuring a lifting keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for fast sailing

Designed by Bruce Farr, built by Sea Nymph Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.52 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

96 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 96
EasygoingPowered-up

25.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.6
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.6
Displacement / length
95.7
Comfort ratio
11.5
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
898
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Sea Nymph Yachts, Marten Marine, Austral Yachts

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