BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Bermuda 30

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Bermuda 30

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · 1962–1967

An L. Francis Herreshoff-designed ketch built by Cheoy Lee in both teak and fiberglass for classic offshore cruising

Designed by Herreshoff & L. Francis Herreshoff.

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.

Shoal draughtDraws 1.12 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

327 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 327
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 10.3

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

  • Draws less than ~81% 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 Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.3
Displacement / length
326.8
Comfort ratio
33.9
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
750
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
1962–1967
Designer
Herreshoff, L. Francis Herreshoff
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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