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Nordborg 30

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A Peter Roos-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stiff and stable performance since 1980

Designed by Peter Roos.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 217
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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
46.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
217.3
Comfort ratio
22.9
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
885
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Peter Roos
Builder
Nordborg Baadebyggeri A, S

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Newport 30-19.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerThe original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing
Granada Yachts 319.39 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull
Hunter Marine 319.55 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Cortland Steck design featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Nonsuch 309.24 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 30-foot cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, offering a stable and stiff platform for coastal cruising

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