Draft:Columbia 30

The Columbia 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and first built in 1971. The Columbia 30's design was later used to develop the extended Columbia 32, the Coronado 32 and also the Sailcrafter 32.

The New York Times, reviewing the boat at its debut, noted its "'years ahead' innovations in yacht design" typical of Tripp's naval architecture.

Production
The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States from 1971 to 1973, with 287 boats completed. They were manufactured in both Costa Mesa, California and Portsmouth, Virginia.

Design
The Columbia 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller or optional wheel and a fixed fin keel made of lead. It displaces 10800 lb and carries 5100 lb of ballast. The shoal draft version displaces 12700 lb and carries 7300 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.90 ft with the standard keel fitted and 3.11 ft with the shoal keel.

The boat is fitted with an Atomic 4 gasoline inboard motor or an optional 22 horse power Albin AD-21 diesel, driving a two-bladed bronze propeller, for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 15 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 25 u.s.gal.

Below decks the design has a main salon featuring a folding, drop-down table with two settees that can be converted into upper and lower pilot berths. The design below also has a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, for total sleeping accommodation for six people. The galley has an icebox and a stainless steel sink. The head is fully enclosed.

The design has a hull speed of 6.9 kn.

Operational history
The Columbia 30 is considered to have fairly good performance, is fairly stiff or stable (rather than tender), and if capsized will right very well. It can be satisfactory used as a bluewater cruiser, although its water and fuel capacity are short for this use.