BoatsSoverel Marine 30 (MK Ii-Iii)

Soverel Marine 30 (MK Ii-Iii)

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · First built 1974

A high-performance cutter with a keel-centerboard configuration, designed for versatility in shoal and deep water

Designed by Bill Soverel & Mark Soverel.

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.

Shoal draughtDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.77 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.7
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 460 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.7
Displacement / length
241.3
Comfort ratio
27.6
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
867
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
Bill Soverel, Mark Soverel
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
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
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family1.5 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years

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