BoatsLancer 30-4

Lancer 30-4

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1978–1985

A masthead sloop built from modified C&C 30 tooling, offering a stable cruising platform with a fin keel.

Designed by C&C Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 265
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
264.8
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
858
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1985
Designer
C&C Design
Builder
Lancer Yacht Corp

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Tartan Marine 309.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop offering versatile interior configurations and a choice of standard or tall rigs
C&C Yachts 30-29.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing
Granada Yachts 309.18 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 30-foot fractional sloop with a 1.65-meter draft, designed for balanced, performance-oriented cruising
Cal Boats 309.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerOffered with an optional tall rig, this masthead sloop served as the predecessor to the 2-30 series
Dufour Arpege 309.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA record-breaking production of over 1500 units, this MORC-compliant racer-cruiser defined a new standard for the 30-foot class
Ranger Yachts 29 (Mull)8.71 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1970s masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a balanced 1.98 capsize screening for coastal cruising

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