BoatsSoverel Marine 30 (1969)

Soverel Marine 30 (1969)

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1969–1973

An extended version of the Soverel 28, this masthead sloop features a deep-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile performance

Designed by Bill Soverel & Walt Walters.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 narrow beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

At 1.60 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.60
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 462 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
228.6
Comfort ratio
30.4
Capsize screening
1.60
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
774
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1969–1973
Designer
Bill Soverel, Walt Walters
Builder
Soverel Marine

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O'day 329.63 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centreboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Morgan Yachts 309.12 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop featuring a keel-centreboard configuration, designed by Charles Morgan Jr. for versatile shoal-draft sailing
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Southerly 35RS10.82 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed swing keel cruiser built for shoal water access with a versatile fractional rig

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