North Coast 30 — Information, Review, Specs
Builder drawing- Hull type
- Monohull · fin
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- LOA
- 30.25' · 9.22 m
- Displ.
- 7,900 lbs · 3,583 kg
- First year
- 1969
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Measurements
Dimensions 01
- LOA
- 30.25 ft
- LWL
- 22.83 ft
- Beam
- 9 ft
- Draft
- 5.16 ft
- Max headroom
- -
- Air draft
- -
Construction & hull 02
- Construction
- Fiberglass
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Keel type
- Fin
- Rudder
- 1× Skeg-Hung
- Ballast
- 3050 lbs
- Displacement
- 7900 lbs
- Water
- -
- Fuel
- -
Rig & sails 03
- Rig type
- Masthead Sloop
- P · main luff
- -
- E · main foot
- -
- I · fore ht.
- -
- J · fore base
- -
- Forestay (est)
- -
- Sail area
- 450 sqft
Calculations 04
- SA/D ratio
- 18.15
- Ballast/Disp.
- 38.61
- D/L ratio
- 296.39
- Comfort ratio
- 26.1
- Capsize screening
- 1.81
- Hull speed
- 6.4 kn
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