Humboldt 30

The Humboldt 30, also called the Humboldt Bay 30, is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and Jim P. Donovan. The design is out of production.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Humboldt 30

Development
Designer	Gary Mull and Jim P. Donovan
Location	United States
Year	1982-1984
No. built	6
Builder	Humboldt Bay Yachts
Name	Humboldt 30
Boat
Crew	two
Displacement	5,050 lb (2,290 kg)
Draft	5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	30.00 ft (9.14 m)
LWL	26.67 ft (8.13 m)
Beam	10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,222 lb (1,008 kg)
Rudder	transom hung rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	37.50 ft (11.43 m)
J foretriangle base	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
P mainsail luff	41.50 ft (12.65 m)
E mainsail foot	13.80 ft (4.21 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	286.35 sq ft (26.603 m2)
Jib/genoa area	215.63 sq ft (20.033 m2)
Total sail area	501.98 sq ft (46.635 m2)
Racing
PHRF	102 (average)

Production

The boat was built by Humboldt Bay Yachts in the United States. Only six were constructed between the start of production in 1982 and 1984, when production ended.^[1][5]

Design

The Humboldt 30 is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a Klegecell closed cell, PVC foam core. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,050 lb (2,291 kg) and carries 2,222 lb (1,008 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m).^[1][2][5]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 10 hp (7 kW).^[1][5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 102 with a high of 98 and low of 106. It has a hull speed of 6.92 kn (12.82 km/h).^[2][5]

See also

• List of sailing boat types