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Whitby Boat Works Alberg 30
Sailboat, coastal cruiser · built 1962-1987 · designed by Carl Alberg
Key figures
Comfort31.7kindly offshore
Capsize screen1.68passes for offshore
SA/D15.2undercanvassed
D/L395heavy
Ballast ratio0.37average
Hull speed6.2kt
- Built
- 1962-1987
- Designer
- Carl Alberg
- Builder
- Whitby Boat Works Ltd. (CAN)
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Long Keel
- Length
- 30.3 ft
- Beam / draft
- 8.8 ft · 4.3 ft
- Displacement
- 9,000 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsrespectedpicked over its peers
Pretty, seakindly classic that sails well for its size; cramped inside, wet decks and old-boat upkeep
- Coastal cruising
- respected · seakindly, forgiving, easy to handle
- First boat
- respected · cheap, simple, many available
- Singlehanding
- respected · manageable rig, steady helm
- Liveaboard
- mixed · tight interior, limited headroom
- Loved
- Classic Alberg sheer and looks · Seakindly motion in a blow · Balanced, forgiving helm · Affordable for a full-keel cruiser
- Gripes
- Cramped cabin, low headroom · Slow in light air · Wet foredeck, heavy to windward in chop · Weak auxiliary, tight engine access
- Survey for
- Deck core rot at chainplates and cabin top · Wet balsa or plywood core around hardware · Leaking portlights and hatches · Cracks at keel-hull joint or encapsulated ballast
- Cross-shopped
- Pearson Triton · Cape Dory 28 · Pearson Ariel · Catalina 30
Owner opinion from sailboatdata.com, sailnet.com
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