Endeavour 30 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Endeavour 30 means looking at a small class of early-1970s Graham Tilley and Marine Research pty. masthead sloops, fewer than 100 built, with solid fibreglass hulls and fin keels drawing about five and a half feet loaded. She is a coastal boat, not an offshore racer, and the brokerage stock tends to cluster in two markets.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Endeavour 30 is a 30.5-foot monohull with a beam near 10 feet, a proportion that makes her roomier below than most similar designs of the era. She carries a masthead sloop rig on a fin keel with spade rudder, and the moderate 7,200-pound displacement with 40 percent ballast marks her as a balanced coastal cruiser rather than a heavy voyager. The solid fibreglass deck and hull mean no balsa or foam core to survey for rot in the standard sense.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Boats on the used market often carry a watermaker and air conditioning, signs of owners who cruised her in warm waters. Solar panels and a cockpit shower are frequently found, along with a bimini for sun protection. For sail handling, a spinnaker and dinghy davits show up often, and many have autopilot and chartplotter fitted for short-handed navigation. A swim platform is a common addition. These clusters matter: climate-control and water-making gear signal a boat laid out for liveaboard use, while davits and spinnaker gear point to owners who sailed her as a casual cruiser rather than a racer.
What to Inspect
The Endeavour 30 review records the hull and deck as solid fibreglass. A buyer should still confirm the loaded draft near 5.25 to 5.55 feet and check the masthead rigging against period dimensions — jib and genoa sheets about 30.5 feet in half-inch diameter, mainsheet near 76 feet, spinnaker sheet about 67 feet. The capsize screening value of 2.11 confirms she is not an offshore boat, so inspect for coastal-use wear rather than passage prep.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Endeavour 30s typically appear in the United States and Australia. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm solid fibreglass hull and deck with no core concerns, verify rigging lengths if replacing sheets, and judge equipment as coastal-cruise grade rather than ocean-race spec. She is a beamy, manageable coastal sloop best suited to a sailor who wants marina-friendly draft and more interior room than most peers, without offshore pretension.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Endeavour 30. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1 | $65,000 | — |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $95,000 | +46.2% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $74,000 | -22.1% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $59,900 | -19.1% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $12,596 | -79.0% |
| Sep 26 | 2 | $87,000 | +590.7% |
Where they're listed
Endeavour 30 listings appear across 2 countries. Canada has the most listings with 2 (66.7%), followed by Australia.
Comparable models
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4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabre 30-3 | 30.58' | $ 24,900 | 13 | 3 |
| Sabre 30-1 | 29.92' | $ 14,900 | 11 | 0 |
| Endeavour 35 | 35.42' | $ 34,854 | 9 | 1 |
| Endeavour 30You are here | — | $ 87,000 | 3 | 2 |