The ETAP 30i is a Belgian sailboat that was designed by French designers Mortain & Mavrikios, as a cruiser and first built in 1995.[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium from 1995 to 2005 with 280 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]

Design

The ETAP 30i is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of polyester glassfibre-foam cored sandwich, with wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of swept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin, weighted bulb keel. It displaces 7,715 lb (3,499 kg) and carries 2,450 lb (1,111 kg) of cast iron ballast.[1][2]

The foam-cored construction renders the boat unsinkable.[2]

The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 12.9 U.S. gallons (49 L; 10.7 imp gal).[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a 17.2 U.S. gallons (65 L; 14.3 imp gal) ice box and a sink. The head is located opposite the galley, on the starboard side and includes a hanging locker. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 34.3 U.S. gallons (130 L; 28.6 imp gal).[2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 511 sq ft (47.5 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.87 kn (12.72 km/h).[2]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.[7]

In a 2009 Yachting Monthly review stated, "the boat is stiff and sea-kindly under sail, well-suited to short-handed or family cruising, but the standard rig, which features a non-overlapping, self-tacking headsail, leaves her decidedly undercanvassed in light to moderate winds. The bright, cosy saloon – spacious for a 30-footer – has plentiful stowage in lockers along the gunwales, a centrally mounted dining table, a good-sized chart table with plenty of room for instruments, and a workable, L-shaped galley. The heads compartment is surprisingly roomy, with ample hanging space for wet oilskins. The aft cabin has a 6ft by 5ft double berth and the forepeak vee-berth is sealed off from the main cabin with two sliding doors."[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "ETAP 30i sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Etap 30i Deep draft Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mortain & Mavrikios". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Mortain & Mavrikios Yacht Design Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Yachting". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Etap". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Owners Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ETAP 30i". Yachting Monthly. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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