Blue Chip 30

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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 moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 252

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.2

TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

46.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.2

Displacement / length

251.6

Comfort ratio

23.0

Capsize screening

1.88

Hull speed

6.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

745

Hull

Hull type

Long Keel

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1961–1985

Designer

A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff

Builder

Cape Cod Shipbuilding

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The family

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