Triton 30

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Triton 30
Development
Designer Doug Peterson
LocationUnited States
Year1985
Builder(s) Pearson Yachts
Role Racer-Cruiser
NameTriton 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 typefin keel
Ballast2,850 lb (1,293 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height38.00 ft (11.58 m)
J foretriangle base12.00 ft (3.66 m)
P mainsail luff34.00 ft (10.36 m)
E mainsail foot9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area153.00 sq ft (14.214 m2)
Jib/genoa area228.00 sq ft (21.182 m2)
Total sail area381.00 sq ft (35.396 m2)
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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Pearson Yachts 1958 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Pearson Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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