Banner 30 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a Banner 30 on the brokerage market means looking at a late-1970s Niels Jeppesen design built by the Danish yard I. N. Fiberbåde ApS, with less than 100 examples afloat. These are light-displacement fractional sloops that were offered in multiple keel and engine configurations, and some were finished by their owners from kits — so the used fleet is anything but uniform.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Banner 30 is a 29-foot-6-inch monohull with a 23.3-foot waterline and a 9.2-foot beam. Below average headroom is the one accommodation caveat the record states; the mahogany interior is period-typical. Because the boat was sold both completed and as a home-completion kit, a buyer should expect the finished layout and joinery quality to differ from one hull to another. Keel alternatives were offered, including a lead fin, and draft runs 5.25 to 5.55 feet by load — a figure that keeps most examples in ordinary marina depths.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, autopilots and chartplotters are commonly fitted, the two systems a shopper will most often find already aboard in the regions where these boats trade. Beyond those, propulsion varied by example: an outboard was often used for docking, while some boats carry an inboard with shaft drive. Canvas, sail-handling, or navigation extras beyond the chartplotter and autopilot should be treated as owner-added rather than expected.
What to Inspect
The defining used-market risk is the home-completion history: the boat was sold to be home-completed, which means the quality of each boat may vary, so a surveyor should scrutinize hull-to-deck joints, tabbing, and systems runs on any kit-finished example. Otherwise the record documents no structural defects, osmotic cases, or flooding paths specific to the design.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats trade in Germany and Denmark. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm whether the hull was yard- or home-completed and survey accordingly; verify keel type and draft; check engine configuration (outboard versus inboard shaft drive); and expect to supply your own canvas and sail-handling gear beyond a chartplotter and autopilot.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Banner 30. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $2,962 | — |
| May 26 | 1 | $34,379 | +1060.7% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $29,135 | -15.3% |
Where they're listed
Banner 30 listings appear across 2 countries. Germany has the most listings with 2 (66.7%), followed by Denmark.
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judel/Vrolijk J/30 | 29.83' | $ 14,500 | 26 | 9 |
| Sparkman & Stephens 30 | 30.5' | $ 62,500 | 8 | 0 |
| Banner 30You are here | — | $ 29,135 | 3 | 1 |