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Santana 30-30PC

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1981

A performance-oriented cruiser with a 20.26 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for the MORC rule starting in 1981

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

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.3
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.3
Displacement / length
176.7
Comfort ratio
16.9
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
931
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Units built
40
Designer
Nelson, Marek
Builder
W. D. Schock Corp, Schock W.D

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The family

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