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Newport 30-1

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1968–1973

The original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing

Designed by Gary Mull, built by Lindsay Plastics Capital Yachts Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Newport 30-1, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Living For Sail

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 beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 214
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Newport 30-1, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Newport 30-1 is a 9.1-meter masthead sloop designed by Gary Mull and built by Capital Yachts Inc. between 1968 and 1973. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 3.2-meter beam, and a 1.4-meter draft, displacing 3401 kg. Aboard *Living For Sail*, a 30-foot Newport in Bellingham received bottom maintenance, including scuff-sanding with a Mirka dustless sander and resealing a through-hull transducer with TotalBoat sealant.14:46

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Newport 30-1 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
214.3
Comfort ratio
19.1
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
938
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1968–1973
Designer
Gary Mull
Builder
Lindsay Plastics Capital Yachts Inc, Capital Yachts Corp

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