Kirby 30

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Kirby 30
Development
Designer Bruce Kirby
Location Canada
Year1981
No. built195
Builder(s) Mirage Yachts
NameKirby 30
Boat
Displacement 5,350 lb (2,427 kg)
Draft 5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 29.67 ft (9.04 m)
LWL 23.50 ft (7.16 m)
Beam 10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Engine type BMW or Yanmar diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,300 lb (1,043 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height34.50 ft (10.52 m)
J foretriangle base10.60 ft (3.23 m)
P mainsail luff37.25 ft (11.35 m)
E mainsail foot13.50 ft (4.11 m)
Sails
Mainsail area251.44 sq ft (23.360 m2)
Jib/genoa area182.85 sq ft (16.987 m2)
Total sail area434.29 sq ft (40.347 m2)
Racing
PHRF 135 (average)

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The Kirby 30 is a Canadian racing sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby and first built in 1981. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The Kirby 30 design was a follow-on to the Kirby 25 and it was later developed into the Mirage 30 SX in 1985. [1] [4] [5]

Production

The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada, starting in 1981. The company completed 195 examples, but it is now out of production. [1] [4] [5]

Design

The Kirby 30 is a small recreational racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,350 lb (2,427 kg) and carries 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a BMW or Yanmar diesel engine. [1] [4]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 135 with a high of 142 and low of 132. It has a hull speed of 6.5 kn (12.04 km/h). [2] [4]

Operational history

In a 1980 review in Canadian Yachting, John Turnbull described the design as, "Not your average thirty. If you need standing headroom. forget it. But if you love to sail, and sail fast". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Browning, Randy (2017). "Kirby 30 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Kirby 30". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Bruce Kirby". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Kirby 30". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 Browning, Randy (2017). "Mirage Yachts Ltd (CAN) 1972 - 1989 Mirage Yachts Ltd (CAN) 1972-1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Turnbull, John (1980). "Kirby 30". Canadian Yachting . Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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