Plas-Trend 30 (PT 30)
Description
The PT-30, also known as the Plas-Trend 30, is a mid-sized American cruising sailboat designed by renowned naval architect Britton Chance Jr. and built by Plas-Trend Boats (later Composite Technologies) from 1968 to 1973. This 30-foot vessel represents Chance's expertise in creating seaworthy, performance-oriented cruising yachts that balance stability with sailing capability. The boat was produced in two main variants: the PT-30-1 (1968) and the PT-30-2 (1970-1973), with the primary difference being a deeper rudder in the later model to improve handling characteristics. Built for serious coastal cruising with the ability to handle longer passages comfortably, the PT-30 features heavy fiberglass construction with a fin keel and rudder mounted on a skeg configuration. With a displacement of 10,000 pounds and substantial lead ballast of 5,300 pounds, it offers excellent stability and righting capability while maintaining reasonable performance.
Construction Details
| Designer | Britton Chance, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Builder | Plas Trend Boats (Composite Tech, Island Yacht Corp.) |
| Length | 30.000 ft |
| LOA | 30.000 ft |
| LWL | 25.250 ft |
| Beam | 9.750 ft |
| Displacement | 10000 lb |
| Ballast | 5300 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.250 ft |
| Year Built | 1968 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 41.20 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 13.60 ft |
| p | 36 ft |
| e | 10.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.20 ft | 13.60 ft | 36 ft | 10.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Plas-Trend 30 (PT 30) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 36 ft - (10973 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech | * 37.04 ft - (11290 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.96 ° |
| Diagonal | * 37.14 ft - (11320 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | 188.81 ft² |
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Plas-Trend 30 (PT 30) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 34.71 ft - (10580 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.11 ft - (5520 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.98 ft - (9138 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.64 ft - (4767 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 271.41 ft² |
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Plas-Trend 30 (PT 30) - GENOA
| Luff | * 41.22 ft - (12564 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 22.04 ft - (6718 mm) |
| Leech | * 38.68 ft - (11790 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 20.4 ft - (6218 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 420.35 ft² |
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Plas-Trend 30 (PT 30) - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 41.22 ft - (12564 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 24.48 ft - (7462 mm) |
| Foot | * 24.48 ft - (7462 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 857.71 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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