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Hustler 30 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Tylers hulls - various yards fitted out, many completed
by Landamores |
A classic small cruiser-racer,
the Hustler 30 is both fast and seaworthy, as well as being a very
elegant yacht. Two keel options were built, the deep 'racing' fin
at 5' 6" and a shallower 'cruising' version at 4' 8".
Both sail very well indeed, though the deep keel version is substantially
faster to windward |
LOA |
30' 2" |
Sail area |
443 sq ft
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LWL |
22' 8" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
9' 2" |
Cabins |
Forecabin and saloon |
Draught |
5' 6" or 4' 7" |
Berths |
4/5 |
Displacement |
7,593 lbs |
Engine |
various - originally usually Volvo diesel or Dolphin petrol
inboard |
Ballast |
3,584 lbs |
BHP |
7 - 12 |
Keel type |
Fin & skeg |
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The original * Hustler
30 was designed by Don Pye of Holman & Pye, and is often regarded
as one of the prettiest designs from his board. They are fast boats,
and when first introduced in 1970, had many racing successes. Now,
like many similar boats of this era, such as the Elizabethan
30 and She 31 they make good fast cruisers, with still enough speed for handicap
racing to be enjoyable.
( * there was also a 'second generation'
Hustler 30 in the early 1980s, a much more aggressively race-oriented
design by Stephen Jones, with more beam and less weight: these are
sometimes known simply as Hustler 30s, or sometimes as Hustler SJ30s
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