Andrews 30 MKI

BoatsAndrews 30 MKI

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18

CoastalBluewater

2.20 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.20

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 193

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.4

TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

35.7%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

21.4

Displacement / length

193.2

Comfort ratio

17.7

Capsize screening

2.20

Hull speed

6.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

949

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

FG/ E glass w/balsa core

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1982–1983

Units built

1

Designer

Alan Andrews

Builder

Dencho Marine

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The family

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