BoatsFisher 30 MS

Fisher 30 MS

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · 1977–1986

A popular masthead ketch with 300 built, featuring a 50% ballast ratio and a protected wheelhouse for all-weather cruising

Designed by Gordon R. Wyatt, Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.52 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.52
LightHeavy

416 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 416
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 8.9
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
8.9
Displacement / length
416.0
Comfort ratio
43.9
Capsize screening
1.52
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
826
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1977–1986
Units built
200
Designer
Gordon R. Wyatt, Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine, Northshore Yachts

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