Alerion Sport 30 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a used Alerion Sport 30 means looking at a 30-foot daysailer that USWatercraft conceived and built in full with Langan Design Partners, the first model in the line taken from sketch to completion under that ownership. She is fundamentally a fair-weather coastal boat with a large cockpit and a modest belowdecks footprint, so the used buyer is really weighing cockpit execution and rig simplicity over cabin amenities.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Sport 30's interior was crafted in a single mold and installed as a unit, so layout variation between hulls is minimal. Below, you step down past two long benches into a saloon with cushioned settees lining the sides, a micro galley to port, and a storage counter to starboard; the head tucks under the V-berth and there are no hanging lockers. Sitting headroom is the design intent rather than standing room. The real living space is the cockpit, with seating for three or four forward of the wheel and a separate helmsman zone aft. Some boats left the factory with tiller steering, while others carry the optional Edson wheel, which changes the pedestal and winch-forward arrangement you will see at a viewing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Standard equipment centers on a carbon-fiber spar with aluminum boom, a self-tacking jib on a below-deck Harken roller furler, and a 12-horsepower Volvo diesel saildrive turning a two-blade Gori folding propeller. The optional Ocean Volt electric motor with lithium-ion batteries is a less common alternative for buyers who want silent maneuvering, and the optional fixed carbon-fiber sprit with a top-down-furled gennaker extends off-the-wind range beyond the standard rig. Steering is the other consequential choice: tiller standard, Edson wheel optional, and that decision drives the cockpit layout you inspect.
What to Inspect
Perry's design review complained that the cabintrunk corners carry hard radii, so on a specific hull check whether those corners show stress cracks or gelcoat crazing where the mold edge meets the deck. His second note was the fixed bowsprit: the drawings show a hook in the profile, so examine the sprit closely for any actual kink or deviation along its length rather than assuming a straight carbon member. Boat of the Year judges wondered if the boom could have been raised a couple of inches for a tall helmsman, so sit at the wheel and confirm head clearance under the boom on the boat you are considering. Finally, a tester found the jib sheet led from the cabin top awkward from the wheel; trace that lead on your candidate and confirm whether you can trim it without leaving the helm.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States. For a viewing, run through a short checklist: confirm cabintrunk corner gelcoat condition. Inspect the carbon bowsprit for a profile kink. Check boom height from the helm seat. Trace the jib-sheet lead from the cabin top. Verify tiller or Edson wheel layout matches your preference. Confirm Volvo saildrive or optional Ocean Volt motor.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Alerion Sport 30. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 3 | $150,000 | — |
Where they're listed
Alerion Sport 30 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $150,000 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Yachts 30 | 30' | $ 24,499 | 27 | 5 |
| Judel/Vrolijk J/30 | 29.83' | $ 14,500 | 26 | 9 |
| Sparkman & Stephens 30 | 30.5' | $ 62,500 | 8 | 0 |
| Alerion 33 | 33' | $ 60,000 | 7 | 3 |
| Alerion Sport 30You are here | — | $ 150,000 | 3 | 0 |