Yamaha 30-1 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

29.42' · 8.97 m

Displ.

7,599 lbs · 3,447 kg

First year

1978

The Yamaha 301 represents a pivotal era in Japanese yacht construction, appearing during the late 1970s and early 1980s when Yamaha Motor Company sought to apply its mastery of Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) to the global cruiserracer market. Often categorized within the broader "Yamaha 30" series, the 301 was engineered as a robust, midsized keelboat designed to compete with the likes of the Pearson 30 and the Catalina 30, though with a distinct emphasis on structural rigidity and offshore capability. Built by the Yamaha Design Team, the vessel reflects a period when the manufacturer utilized advanced 3D CAD modeling and CNC machining for its molds—technologies that were nascent in the Western marine industry at the time—to ensure hull tolerances that were remarkably precise for the era.