Santana 30-30 PC Buyer's Guide
The Santana 30-30 PC is a Nelson/Marek-designed Midget Ocean Racing Club racer-cruiser built by W. D. Schock Corp, with about 40 completed from 1981 onward and now out of production. Shopping the used market means chasing a rare, tiller-steered 30-footer whose racing pedigree shapes both its layout and its gear.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every 30-30 PC carries the same essential plan: a split galley with a two-burner alcohol stove and sink to starboard, an icebox to port that doubles as a navigation table, and a forward head just aft of the bow V-berth with a hanging locker. Two cabin berths plus separate dinette settees fill out sleeping space, and a large forward hatch serves the forepeak. Because the run was so small, buyers should expect the original accommodation arrangement rather than variant layouts.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The boat's masthead sloop rig came with four winches, internally mounted halyards, a mid-cockpit mainsheet traveler, and a boom fitted with a 12:1 vang, 3:1 Cunningham, 2:1 foreguy, two flattening reefs, and internal outhaul and topping lift. Aluminum genoa tracks and toe rails were standard. For a buyer, the meaning is clear: the original sail-control hardware is already race-grade, so upgrades tend to center on canvas and running rigging refresh rather than rebuilding the cockpit. Navigation and comfort clusters are lightly equipped from the factory, so any added electronics or cushions are owner-era improvements rather than factory spec.
What to Inspect
Inspection should confirm the as-built details survive. Verify the internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and the fixed fin keel are sound, since both are central to handling and are not easily compared against a sister ship. Check the fiberglass hull with wood trim for trim deterioration, as the wood is a maintenance point absent on an all-composite deck. The split galley and icebox-navigation table should be inspected for alcohol-stove and locker condition, given the age of the original fittings.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
No regional market data is published for this model, so seekers should treat the 30-30 PC as a boat to source nationally rather than a local club class. For the shopper, the short checklist is: confirm tiller and spade rudder integrity, assess wood trim, verify the geared boom controls and four winches are intact, and accept the split galley as original. A clean example is a scarce, race-capable cruiser; a neglected one carries restoration risk.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Santana 30-30 PC. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $10,000 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $10,000 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Santana 30-30 PC listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $10,000 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |