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Metalmast Marine 30

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1979

A Peter Canning-designed IOR half-tonner built for competitive racing with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Peter Canning, built by Metal Mast Marine.

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 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.18
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 217
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.4
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.4
Displacement / length
216.6
Comfort ratio
17.9
Capsize screening
2.18
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
863
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Peter Canning
Builder
Metal Mast Marine, Metalmast Marine

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