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Caliber Yachts 30 LRC

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1994

A rare, single-build masthead sloop from 1994 featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a shallow 1.24-metre draft

Designed by Michael McCreary.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 299
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 36%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2837 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.9
Displacement / length
299.0
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
984
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Michael McCreary
Builder
Caliber Yachts

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Islander 329.91 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models
Pearson Yachts 3239.83 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal-draft keel
Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Catalina Yachts 3099.98 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.98-metre fractional sloop with a 1.91-metre draft, built between 2005 and 2012 for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Maxi Yachts 339.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.9-metre coastal cruiser derived from the 999, featuring a 1.43-metre draft for versatile performance
Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 339.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOriginally introduced as the Cruiser 32, this 9.99-metre fractional sloop offers a 1.95-metre draft for coastal sailing

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