BoatsNordica 29/30

Nordica 29/30

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1980

A B. Malta-Muller designed masthead sloop with a long keel, built for heavy-weather stability and comfortable cruising

Designed by B. Malta-Muller, built by Exe Fibercraft.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 293
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 395 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
292.5
Comfort ratio
30.1
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
852
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
B. Malta-Muller
Builder
Exe Fibercraft

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Elizabethan 319.45 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA David Thomas-designed long-keeled masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for stability and offshore comfort
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987
Vindo 328.95 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA classic Carl Andersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and traditional build for stable, comfortable cruising
Pacific Seacraft Orion 279.42 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Henry Mohrschladt for offshore stability and traditional long-keel handling
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising

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