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Seafarer Yachts 30

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1978–1985

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
229.4
Comfort ratio
23.0
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
914
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
FG (balsa core cored deck and coach)
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1978–1985
Designer
McCurdy, Rhodes
Builder
Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts

Design & history

The Seafarer 30, also called the Seafarer Swiftsure 30, is a sailboat available with a keel centerboard and tall rig. It should not be confused with the earlier Tripp 30, which was imported by Seafarer and built in Holland.

Class · null
Notable features
Keel Centerboard model: draft 3.42' (BU)Westerbeke (W-13) alt. dieselTall rig: I 39.00', J 12.58', P 33.50', E 10.50'
Variants
  • SEAFARER SWIFTSURE 30
Design

Not to be confused with the earlier TRIPP 30, which was imported by Seafarer and built in Holland.

Production

The earlier TRIPP 30 was imported by Seafarer and built in Holland.

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