Paceship Acadian 30 Ywl Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Yawl

LOA

30' · 9.14 m

Disp.

7,000 lbs · 3,175 kg

First year

1967

In the midtolate 1960s, the fiberglass boatbuilding revolution was sweeping across North America, prompting a transition from traditional wooden construction to modern composite hulls. In Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia—a historic seafaring community long famous for producing legendary wooden vessels—Industrial Shipping Company Limited established its place in this new era. The yard, which would soon rebrand as Paceship Yachts, hired the talented Canadian naval architect G. William McVay to design a rugged, traditional pocket cruiser that could withstand the demanding, chopheavy waters of the Canadian Maritimes and the Great Lakes. The result was the Acadian 30, first launched as a sloop in 1964. By 1968, Paceship introduced a specialized masthead yawl configuration, known as the Acadian 30 Yawl, which quickly garnered a reputation as a highly stable, seakindly pocket cruiser. With its graceful overhangs, sweet sheer line, and robust handlaid fiberglass laminate, this "plastic classic" continues to captivate traditionalists who appreciate a yacht built with substantial structural margin and timeless offshore lines.