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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Cal 2-298.84 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn upgraded cruising variant of the standard 29, featuring enhanced equipment and a masthead rig
Islander Yachts Bahama 309.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1973-1985 production masthead sloop sharing its hull with the Islander 30 MKII and featuring a balanced fin keel
Pearson Yachts 309.08 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Bill Shaw-designed masthead sloop with over 1,000 hulls built, balancing a stiff 43% ballast ratio for coastal cruising
Islander Yachts 309.02 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA raised-deck masthead sloop with a shallow 1.12-metre draft, produced briefly as a distinct variant of the Islander 29
Comfort 309.09 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Swedish-built masthead sloop based on the Joker S30, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder
Lancer 30-28.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop derived from the original C&C 30 moulds, offering a stable fin-keel platform for coastal cruising

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