BoatsSoto 30

Soto 30

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel w/bulb · First built 2009

With a 32.07 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, this ultra-light 1,700kg racer is built for explosive speed in light air

Designed by Javier Soto Acebal, built by M Boats (China).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.49 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.49
LightHeavy

71 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 71
EasygoingPowered-up

32.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 32.1
TenderStiff

51% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 51%

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

  • Lighter than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2550 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
51.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
32.1
Displacement / length
71.2
Comfort ratio
9.7
Capsize screening
2.49
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
988
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Units built
4
Designer
Javier Soto Acebal
Builder
M Boats (CHINA)

Boats like this, on the water

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Spirit Yachts 30 (McMILLAN)9.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight, narrow-beam fractional sloop from Sean McMillan, designed for modern performance and classic aesthetics
Beneteau First 3009.05 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited club racing
Maestro Boats 319.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn E.G. van de Stadt-designed IOR 1/2 ton racer with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Brresen Badebyggeri Knarr9.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic Erling Kristoffersen design, this narrow-beamed fractional sloop has been a competitive one-design racer since 1946
X-Yachts X-959.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Niels Jeppesen-designed IOR half-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and an optional taller rig
First 30 E (Beneteau - Berret)9.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1981 International 1/2 Ton Cup winner based on the King One design, built as a masthead sloop for competitive racing

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