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Victoria 30 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Victoria Marine, Warsash, Southampton |
A Chuck Paine classic,
moulded by Northshore to Lloyds spec, and fitted out by Victoria
Marine, the Victoria 30 is an extremely pretty double-ender with
good handling under sail, and beautifully finished accommodation
for four or five, depending on layout. Victoria Marine offered a
semi-custom build facility, so layouts and finishes vary slightly:
teak decks, extra lockers and interior trim etc. could substantially
add to the basic price. |
LOA |
29' 8" |
Sail area |
420 sq ft
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LWL |
23' 4" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
9' 7" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
4' 7" |
Berths |
4 or 5 |
Displacement |
9,010 lbs |
Engine |
usually Yanmar 2GM20F diesel |
Ballast |
4,400 lbs |
BHP |
18 |
Keel type |
Long keel |
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First produced in the USA as the Leigh 30,
the Victoria 30 was designed by Chuck Paine in 1979, as an
unashamedly traditional small cruising yacht. Built in the
UK from 1982 to the mid 1990s, they are faster than you might
expect thanks to a fairly modern hull form, with a long keel
added for directional stability. Unlike more traditional long-keelers
with a 'wineglass' hullform, there is a clearly defined transition
between hull body and keel.
The UK-built Victoria 30s have encapsulated ballast and a slightly different hull layup specification to the Leigh 30s, built by Morris Yachts, which have an external ballast keel, and more detailed timber trim than the British boats. Designer Chuck Paine's website has lines plans of the Leigh 30 - the hull and sailplans of the Victoria is virtually identical.
'Yachting Monthly' described the design as "....
we were impressed by the speeds she attained" and
".... had the sure-footedness and easy motion that
you associate with a well-shaped long-keeled yacht of medium
displacement"
The smaller Victoria
26, derived from the flush-decked Frances 26, is very much
in the same style.
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