CS 30

CS 30

Development
Designer	Tony Castro
Location	Canada
Year	1984
No. built	500
Builder	CS Yachts
Name	CS 30
Boat
Displacement	8,000 lb (3,629 kg)
Draft	5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	30.00 ft (9.14 m)
LWL	25.42 ft (7.75 m)
Beam	10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Engine type	Volvo diesel engine 18 hp (13 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,440 lb (1,560 kg)
Rudder	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	42.00 ft (12.80 m)
J foretriangle base	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
P mainsail luff	36.50 ft (11.13 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	209.88 sq ft (19.498 m2)
Jib/genoa area	252.00 sq ft (23.412 m2)
Total sail area	461.88 sq ft (42.910 m2)
Racing
PHRF	156 (average)
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The CS 30 is a recreational keelboat built by Canadian Sailcraft. It became their most successful model, with 90 built the first year and 500 completed over the whole production run from 1984-1990.^[1][2][3][4]

Designed by Tony Castro, the fibreglass hull has an internally-mounted spade-type rudder, and areverse transomkeel. It displaces 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) and carries 3,440 lb (1,560 kg) of ballast.^[1][3]

It has a masthead sloop rig with double spreaders.^[5]

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel, 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the optional shoal draft keel and 4.5 ft (1.4 m) with the optional wing keel.^[1][6][7]

The boat is fitted with a Volvo diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW). The fuel tank holds 19 U.S. gallons (72 L; 16 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal).^[1]

The winged keel version of the boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 156 with a high of 185 and low of 144. It has a hull speed of 6.76 kn (12.52 km/h).^[3]

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