Development | |
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Designer | Doug Peterson |
Location | United States |
Year | 1985 |
Builder(s) | Pearson Yachts |
Role | Racer-Cruiser |
Name | Triton 30 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 6,800 lb (3,084 kg) |
Draft | 5.58 ft (1.70 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 29.25 ft (8.92 m) |
LWL | 24.50 ft (7.47 m) |
Beam | 12.25 ft (3.73 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,850 lb (1,293 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 38.00 ft (11.58 m) |
J foretriangle base | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
P mainsail luff | 34.00 ft (10.36 m) |
E mainsail foot | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 153.00 sq ft (14.214 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 228.00 sq ft (21.182 m2) |
Total sail area | 381.00 sq ft (35.396 m2) |
The Triton 30 is a Canadian an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1985.[1][2]
The design is a unauthorized development of Peterson's International Offshore Rule Half Ton class Chaser 29 racer, using the same hull design. The molds had been owned by US Yachts, a division of Bayliner to make the US Yachts US 29 and were sold to Pearson Yachts.[1][2]
Production
The design was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States, starting in 1985, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][4]
Design
The Triton 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,800 lb (3,084 kg) and carries 2,850 lb (1,293 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.63 kn (12.28 km/h).[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Triton 30 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Triton 30". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Pearson Yachts 1958 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Pearson Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.