Ticon 30 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

29.92' · 9.12 m

Disp.

9,600 lbs · 4,354 kg

First year

1981

The Ticon 30 emerged in the early 1980s as a highvolume coastal cruiser with a winding and prestigious pedigree. Originally designed by the celebrated naval architect Halsey Herreshoff, the hull was first introduced in the late 1970s as the Chrysler 30 (CY30). When Chrysler dissolved its marine division, the tooling was briefly acquired by Texas Marine Industries, which marketed the boat as the TMI 30. In 1981, Canadian entrepreneur David de Eyre purchased the rights to the design and established Ticon Yachts Limited in Oakville, Ontario, to produce the vessel as the Ticon 30 (also referred to as the T30). Recognizing the need to elevate construction standards and address early finishing inconsistencies, Ticon partnered with Kelt Marine in 1983, shifting manufacturing to Kelt's facility in Aurora, Ontario. By the time production ceased in 1986, only 35 Ticonbranded units had been built. Today, this rare Canadian cruiser is highly regarded by Great Lakes and coastal sailors who value structural mass and interior comfort over highproduction convenience 3.