Sea Sprite 30
Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1982
A 9.2-metre cruiser with a 41% ballast ratio, delivering a stiff and steady motion for coastal passages
Designed by A. E. Luders & Alfred E. Luders, built by C. E. Ryder.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Sea Sprite 30, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 32Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.77Bluewater
LightD/L 419Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
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Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Sea Sprite 30 on video
S/V SeaSprite Refit Update Late May 2026Hold Fast!Trawler Breaks Free of Mooring. Docks Itself Perfectly Across the River. Hold Fast!S/V Coralia - Sailing Offshore 700NM from South Florida to the Chesapeake BayHold Fast!S/V Coralia - Offshore Sailing from Cape Hatteras to Cape CanaveralHold Fast!Sailing S/V Coralia - Winter Passage to Cape HatterasHold Fast!S/V Coralia - Sailing to New EnglandHold Fast!
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
419.3
Comfort ratio
31.5
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
747
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
A. E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
C. E. Ryder
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Pacific Seacraft Orion 279.42 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Henry Mohrschladt for offshore stability and traditional long-keel handling
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
Alberg 309.22 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passages
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Sea Sprite 27/28A classic long-keeled fractional sloop designed by A.E. Luders, offering a stable and comfortable ride for coastal cruisingSea Sprite 34A 10.3-metre fractional sloop with a long keel, also marketed as the Luders 34Sea Sprite 23 (Daysailer)A Carl Alberg-designed fractional sloop with a long keel, built for over two decades as a classic daysailerSea Sprite 23 (Weekender)A Carl Alberg-designed fractional sloop with a long keel, built since 1958 and also known as the Alberg 23
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