BoatsSunbeam 30.1

Sunbeam 30.1

Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008

A 9.5-metre cruiser with a 1.7-metre fin-and-bulb keel, offering a stable and comfortable motion for coastal sailing

Designed by Georg Nissen & Schochl.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.84 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

195 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 195
EasygoingPowered-up

19.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.6
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.0%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.6
Displacement / length
195.1
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
968
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Georg Nissen, Schochl
Builder
Schochl Yachtbau, Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

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