Our editorial staff selected 9 sailboats under 30′ from all over the world. Which is your preferred one?
Albin Vega 27
- Hull Type: Long fin keel
- Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
- Length Overall: 27′ 1″ / 8.25m
- Waterline Length: 23′ 0″ / 7.01m
- Beam: 8′ 1″ / 2.46m
- Draft: 3′ 8″ / 1.12m
- Rig Type: Masthead sloop
- Displacement: 5,070lb / 2,300kg
- Designer: Per Brohall
- Builder: Albin Marine AB (Sweden)
- Year First Built: 1965
- Year Last Built: 1979
- Number Built: 3,450
Alpin Ballad
- Hull Type: Fin with skeg-hung rudder
- Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
- Length Overall: 29′ 11″ / 9.12m
- Waterline Length: 22′ 7″ / 6.88m
- Beam: 9′ 8″ / 2.95m
- Draft: 5′ 1″ / 1.55m
- Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
- Displacement: 7,276lb / 3,300kg
- Designer: Rolf Magnusson
- Builder: Albin Marine (Sweden)
- Year First Built: 1971
- Year Last Built: 1982
- Number Built: 1500
Bristol 24
- Hull Type: Long Keel
- Hull Material: GRP (Fibreglass)
- Length Overall: 24′ 6″ / 7.5m
- Waterline Length: 18′ 1″ / 5.5m
- Beam: 8′ 0″ / 2.4m
- Draft: 3′ 5″ / 1.0m
- Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
- Displacement: 5,920lb / 2,685kg
- Designer: Paul Coble
- Builder: Bristol Yachts inc (US)
- Year First Built: 1969
- Year Last Built: 1972
- Number Built: 800
Contessa 28
- Hull Type: fin keel with spade rudder
- Hull Material: GRP (Fiberglass)
- Length Overall: 27′ 8″ / 8.43m
- Waterline Length: 22′ 0″ / 6.71m
- Beam: 9′ 5″ / 2.87m
- Draft: 4′ 10″ / 1.47m
- Rig Type: Masthead sloop
- Displacement: 6,970lb / 3,162kg
- Designer: Doug Peterson
- Builder: Jeremy Rogers
- Year First Built: 1977
Dufour 29
- Hull Type: Fin with skeg-hung rudder
- Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
- Length Overall: 29′ 4″ / 8.94m
- Waterline Length: 25′ 1″ / 7.64m
- Beam: 9′ 8″ / 2.95m
- Draft: 5′ 3″ / 1.60m
- Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
- Displacement: 7,250lb / 3,289kg
- Designer: Michael Dufour
- Builder: Dufour (France)
- Year First Built: 1975
- Year Last Built: 1984
Great Dane 28
- Hull Type: Long keel with transom-hung rudder
- Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
- Length Overall: 28′ 0″ / 8.5m
- Waterline Length: 21′ 4″ / 6.5m
- Beam: 8′ 2″ / 2.5m
- Draft: 4′ 6″ / 1.4m
- Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
- Displacement: 8,500lb / 3,856kg
- Designer: Aage Utzon in conjunction with Klaus Baess
- Builder: Klauss Baess, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Year First Built: 1965
- Year Last Built: 1989
- Number Built: 300
Sabre 27
- Hull Type: Fin and skeg-hung rudder
- Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
- Length Overall: 27′ 0″ / 8.2m
- Waterline Length: 22′ 2″ / 6.8m
- Beam: 9′ 0″ / 2.7m
- Draft: 4′ 6″ / 1.4m
- Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
- Displacement: 6,800lb / 3,084kg
- Designer: Alan Hill
- Builder: Marine Construction Ltd (UK)
- Year First Built: 1969
- Year Last Built: 1979
- Number Built: 400
Twister 28
- Hull Type: Long keel with transom-hung rudder
- Hull Material: GRP (Fiberglass)
- Length Overall: 28′ 3″ / 8.6m
- Waterline Length: 21′ 6″ / 6.6m
- Beam: 8′ 1″ / 2.5m
- Draft: 5′ 0″ / 1.5m
- Rig Type: masthead sloop
- Displacement: 9,968lb / 4,521kg
- Designer: Kim Holman
- Builder: Uphams (UK) and Tyler (UK)
- Year First Built: 1964
- Year Last Built: 1983
- Number Built: 200
Westerly 22
- Hull Type:~ Bilge keel and skeg-hung rudder
- Hull Material:~ GRP (fibreglass)
- Length Overall:~ 22′ 3″ / 6.8m
- Waterline Length:~ 18′ 4″ / 5.6m
- Beam:~ 7′ 6″ / 2.3m
- Draft:~ 2′ 3″ / 0.7m
- Rig Type:~ Masthead Sloop
- Displacement:~ 4,150lb / 1,429kg
- Sail Area/Displacement Ratio:~ 16.95
- Displacement/Length Ratio:~ 228
- Designer:~ Denis Rayner
- Builder:~ Westerly Marine Ltd (UK)
- Year First Built:~ 1963
- Year Last Built:~ 1967
- Number Built:~ 332
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