Iroquois 30 MKII

BoatsIroquois 30 MKII

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Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.38 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149

EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8

Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 117 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

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

15.8

Displacement / length

148.8

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Cbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1968

Units built

230

Designer

J. R. Macalpine-Downie, Rod Macalpine-Downie

Builder

Sail Craft Ltd, Sailcraft Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Prout Event 3410.36 mSame hull family1.2 m longer

Do NOT Buy - Prout 34 Bluewater Catamaran - Ep 351 - Lady K Sailing2:25 from Lady K Sailing

Prout Ltd. Quest 3310.06 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA twin-keeled cutter-rigged catamaran designed for shallow-draft cruising and bridging the gap between the 31 and 34

Log Books and Boats16:02 from Sailing Gently

Gemini 105MC10.21 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA versatile cruising catamaran featuring a cockpit that converts with canvas or solid panels for all-weather comfort

Gemini 105MC Review: The Affordable Cruising Catamaran That Actually Delivers! Ep 335 Lady K Sailing from Lady K Sailing

Prout Ltd. Snowgoose 37 Elite11.28 mSame hull family2.1 m longerA wide-beamed cutter-rigged catamaran from a prolific series with over 500 hulls built for shoal-water cruising

We Left Panama! Update from The Sailing Brothers

Island Spirit 38011.40 mSame hull family2.3 m longerA Ron Patston-designed fractional sloop catamaran with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Could I Actually Live Here? (Thailand Test Week 🇹🇭)1:27 from Sailing Doodles

Dragonfly 3510.68 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA high-performance trimaran with a rotating fractional rig and a 34.54 SA/D ratio built for rapid, stable cruising

Dragonfly 35 - Delivering this fabulous Trimaran from Dartmouth to Troon0:14 from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Irwin Yachts 33 MKIIA Ted Irwin-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder that saw competition at the IOR 3/4 ton level Islander 30 MK IIA Robert Finch-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, also offered in a tall rig configuration Islander Yachts 30A raised-deck masthead sloop with a shallow 1.12-metre draft, produced briefly as a distinct variant of the Islander 29 Catalina Yachts 30 MKIIFeaturing a redesigned T-shaped cockpit and updated deck, this masthead sloop offered optional wing keels and tall rigs Nicholson 30 MKIA Raymond Wall-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for performance since 1972 Irwin Yachts 30A 1976 masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising with a skeg-mounted rudder

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