BoatsWilderness 30SX

Wilderness 30SX

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1979

A 9-metre fractional sloop with a slender beam and high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for rapid club racing

Designed by Chuck Burns.

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 narrow beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.17
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 88
EasygoingPowered-up

24.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.5
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2466 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
87.7
Comfort ratio
12.7
Capsize screening
2.17
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
868
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FG w/Klege-cell core
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Chuck Burns
Builder
Wilderness Boat Works

Boats like this, on the water

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Hinterhoeller 309.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA slender, George Hinterhoeller-designed masthead sloop built for performance and ease of handling since 1969
Beneteau First 3009.05 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited club racing
J/29 FR8.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1982-1987 fractional sloop featuring a transom-hung rudder and a high 23.35 SA/displacement ratio for speed
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
Hunter Boats Horizon 309.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA David Thomas-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, offered in kit form for versatile shoal-water cruising
CS 309.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Tony Castro-designed masthead sloop that became the most popular model in CS Yachts history

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