Seafarer 30

Seafarer 30

Development
Designer	McCurdy & Rhodes
Location	United States
Year	1978
Builder(s)	Seafarer Yachts
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	Seafarer 30
Boat
Displacement	8,600 lb (3,901 kg)
Draft	4.75 ft (1.45 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	29.95 ft (9.13 m)
LWL	25.58 ft (7.80 m)
Beam	10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 2GM diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,450 lb (1,565 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	37.25 ft (11.35 m)
J foretriangle base	12.58 ft (3.83 m)
P mainsail luff	31.75 ft (9.68 m)
E mainsail foot	9.75 ft (2.97 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	154.78 sq ft (14.380 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	234.30 sq ft (21.767 m^2)
Total sail area	389.08 sq ft (36.147 m^2)
Racing
PHRF	181 (average)

The Seafarer 30, also known as the Seafarer Swiftsure 30, is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1978.^[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in Huntington, New York, United States between 1978 and 1985, but it is now out of production.^[1][3][5]

Design

The Seafarer 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional centerboard. It displaces 8,600 lb (3,901 kg) and carries 3,450 lb (1,565 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][3]

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.75 ft (1.45 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 3.42 ft (1.04 m) with the centreboard retracted.^[1]

A tall rig was also available, with a mast about 1.75 ft (0.53 m) taller than standard.^[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM or Westerbeke diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 43 U.S. gallons (160 L; 36 imp gal).^[1]

The boat's galley is located on the port side of the cabin and includes dual sinks and a three-burner alcohol fueled stove. The head is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth and has a hanging locker and two bi-fold privacy doors. Additional sleeping space is provided by the dinette settees, which has a drop-leaf table, plus two large quarter berths aft, providing sleeping space for eight people. A large chart table is located on the starboard side, just forward of the companionway steps.^[3]

Ventilation is provided by a two hatches, one in the forward cabin and one in the main cabin and eight opening ports in the head, while two additional cabin ports are fixed. There are also two Dorade vents.^[3]

The boat has internally-mounted halyards, with jiffy-reefing and an outhaul, plus a boom lift. The cockpit has two genoa winches and a third winch for the halyards. The mainsheet traveler is mounted on the bridge deck. Two genoa winches are mounted on the cockpit coaming and two halyard winches on the cabin roof.^[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 181.^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Annie 30
• Aloha 30
• Bahama 30
• Bristol 29.9
• C&C 30
• Catalina 30
• CS 30
• Grampian 30
• Hunter 30
• Hunter 30T
• Hunter 30-2
• Leigh 30
• Mirage 30
• Mirage 30 SX
• Nonsuch 30
• Pearson 303
• S2 9.2
• Southern Cross 28
• Tanzer 31

References

1. Browning, Randy (2019). "Seafarer 30 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
2. Browning, Randy (2019). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 222-223. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
4. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Swiftsure 30 (Seafarer)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

External links

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