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Rawson 30

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1958–1984

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.0
Displacement / length
503.1
Comfort ratio
40.5
Capsize screening
1.58
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
707
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Concrete
Production
Years built
1958–1984
Units built
252
Designer
William Garden
Builder
Ron Rawson, Inc.), Rawson (Ron Rawson

Design & history

The Rawson 30 was offered in multiple configurations including a tall-rig sloop, a yawl conversion with bowsprit, and a small number of pilot house versions.

Class · null
Notable features
Tall rig available on sloop versionYawl conversion kit available including bowspritPilot house versions built
Variants
  • Sloop (tall rig)
  • Yawl conversion
  • Pilot house version
Design

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Production

A few pilot house versions were built.

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