Phantom 30 Buyer's Guide
The Phantom 30 on the brokerage market is a limited-production German cruiser-racer designed by Heribert Streuer and built by Phantom Yachtbau Genzel from 1970 through 1978, with a few hundred hulls in total. She is a 30.5-foot masthead sloop on a fin keel with a partial-skeg rudder, 7,716 pounds displacement, and 3,086 pounds of ballast. A used buyer is looking at a 1970s solid-fiberglass yacht whose narrow 9.32-foot beam and 4.43-foot draft define both her sailing character and her berthing options. The boat carries a masthead-sloop rig with a reported 376.74 square feet of sail area, and her 24.28-foot waterline yields a 6.6-knot hull speed. Below decks she offers four berths and a galley with 6.23 feet of headroom, practical for a small crew on coastal passages.
What to Inspect
Because the Phantom 30's early hulls were laid up as thick solid fiberglass in an era when builders distrusted the material's longevity, the buyer should scrutinize the hull for osmotic blistering on the gelcoat and sound the laminate for softness. Inspect the partial-skeg rudder attachment for play at the stock and weeping at the hull joint, since the skeg rather than a full keel partially shields the blade. Confirm the masthead rig's original 12 mm sheets and standing rigging are not fatigued, and check the deck hardware bedding on a 1970s solid-GRP deck for crazing or leaks at chainplates. Verify the lead ballast keel bolted to the hull shows no rust staining or movement at the hull-to-keel joint.
Buyer's Takeaway
- Sound the solid-GRP hull for delamination and check gelcoat for blisters
- Test the partial-skeg rudder for stock play and hull joint weeping
- Inspect chainplate bedding and deck hardware for leaks or crazing
- Confirm keel bolts are dry with no rust streak or hull joint movement
- Verify rigging and 12 mm sheets are within safe service life
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Phantom 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $4,632 | — |