BoatsWanderer 30 (Laurent Giles)

Wanderer 30 (Laurent Giles)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1960

A heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel and transom-hung rudder, designed by Laurent Giles in 1960

Designed by J. Laurent-Giles & Jack Laurent Giles, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 55 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 55
CoastalBluewater

At 1.43 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.43
LightHeavy

546 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 546
EasygoingPowered-up

9.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 9.9

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 391 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
9.9
Displacement / length
546.4
Comfort ratio
54.6
Capsize screening
1.43
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
817
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Wood - Teak
Production
Years built
First built 1960
Units built
33
Designer
J. Laurent-Giles, Jack Laurent Giles
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
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