Blue Chip 30

The Blue Chip 30, also called the Cape Cod 30, is an American sailboat that was designed by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1961.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Blue Chip 30

A windson Blue chip 30 in Cape cod
Development
Designer	A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff
Location	United States
Year	1961
Builder(s)	Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Role	Cruiser
Name	Blue Chip 30
Boat
Displacement	7,000 lb (3,175 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	29.83 ft (9.09 m)
LWL	23.16 ft (7.06 m)
Beam	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Engine type	inboard engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Ballast	3,250 lb (1,474 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	36.50 ft (11.13 m)
J foretriangle base	12.83 ft (3.91 m)
P mainsail luff	32.25 ft (9.83 m)
E mainsail foot	12.67 ft (3.86 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	204.30 sq ft (18.980 m2)
Jib/genoa area	234.15 sq ft (21.753 m2)
Total sail area	438.45 sq ft (40.733 m2)

Production

The design was built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States from 1961 until 1985, but it is now out of production.^{[1][5][7][8][9]}

Design

The Blue Chip 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem with a bowsprit; a raised counter, angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][5]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.^[1][5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.^[1][5]

The design has a hull speed of 6.45 kn (11.95 km/h).^[5]

See also

• List of sailing boat types