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Santana 30-30GP

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

A Nelson/Marek-designed masthead sloop optimised for the MORC rule with a lightened deck for competitive performance

Designed by Nelson & Marek, built by W. D. Schock Corp.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.26
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 163
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.4
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.4
Displacement / length
163.1
Comfort ratio
15.6
Capsize screening
2.26
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
931
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Units built
40
Designer
Nelson, Marek
Builder
W. D. Schock Corp, Schock W.D

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The family

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

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