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Clipper Marine 30

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1974

A trailerable 30-foot masthead sloop with a shallow 1.07-metre draft and a high sail area to displacement ratio

Designed by W. I. B. Crealock & William Crealock.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,588 kg of hull, so roughly 2,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

100 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 100
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.4
TenderStiff

23% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 23%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~91% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~94% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2507 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
22.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.4
Displacement / length
100.0
Comfort ratio
12.8
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
715
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
W.I.B. Crealock, William Crealock
Builder
Clipper Marine

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Spirit Yachts 30 (McMILLAN)9.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight, narrow-beam fractional sloop from Sean McMillan, designed for modern performance and classic aesthetics
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Beneteau First 3009.05 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited club racing
RM Yachts 8908.90 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop with a deep bulb keel and dual rudders, optimised for speed and stability
Beneteau First 3109.45 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 9.45-meter fractional sloop with a 1.8-meter fin keel, optimized for a light displacement of 3,199 kilograms
Brresen Badebyggeri Knarr9.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic Erling Kristoffersen-designed fractional sloop with a deep ballast ratio, built in wood since 1946 and fiberglass since

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