The Santander 30 is a British sailboat that was designed by American William H. Tripp Jr. as a racer-

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and first built in 1966. The design is a development of the

Tripp 30 The Tripp 30 is a sailboat that was designed by American William H. Tripp Jr. as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1963. Production The design was built by Mechans Ltd in the United Kingdom and by Werkspoor in the Netherlands starting i ...

, which was built by Mechans Ltd in the United Kingdom and by Werkspoor in the Netherlands starting in 1963, with 30 boats completed.

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also imported the Tripp 30 into the United States.

Production

The Santander 30 design was built by

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in the United Kingdom, starting in 1966, when the Tripp 30 moulds were moved from the Netherlands.

Design

The Santander 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig. The hull has a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, angled,

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; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. The design has a hull speed of .

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{{Reflist Keelboats 1960s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by American designers Sailboat types built by Dock Plastics

Production

Design

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