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Boats / Sedna Yachts 30

Sedna Yachts 30

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder · First built 2009

A 9-metre fractional sloop with a swing keel and outboard rudder, designed for deep-water access in a trailerable size

Designed by Leszek Gonciarz.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder
CharacterSpecsSimilar boatsFamily

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.45 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 21Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.98Bluewater
LightD/L 185Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.0Powered-up
TenderBallast 33%Stiff

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 472 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
185.3
Comfort ratio
21.2
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
940
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Steel
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Leszek Gonciarz
Builder
Sedna yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising
▶Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling Test: Will the Seaflo System Deliver?▶ 1:32from Sailing Zephyr IV
Tartan Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens keel-centerboard sloop that launched Tartan Marine and enjoyed a 19-year production run
▶Tartan Yachts and the Catalina Fallout: How One Brand Survived▶ 2:23from Practical Sailor
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family2.1 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
▶The End of Mariner: The Story of the Shipyard That Built 4,000 Boats | #SAL Cut #56▶ 3:15from Hashtag Sal
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
▶Our truck broke down transporting our sailboat from Mexico!!▶ 3:47from Sailing Adventure Can't Wait
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
▶Aladino Sails The Pacific Alone.▶ 2:08from Sailing Magic Carpet
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family1.8 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
▶Southerly 110from SVN solovelanet

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.

Sedna Yachts 26A 7.9-metre cruiser with a 14.37 comfort ratio, designed for stability and ease of handling in a modern packageSeidelmann Yachts 30-TA 30-foot masthead sloop with a 1.65-meter draft, optimized for stability with a 40% ballast ratio

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