Tripp 30
(Bill Tripp design)
- Boat REF# · 204536
- Length · 30'4"
- Year · 1971
- Construction · GRP
- Underwater profile · Long Keel
- Sleeping berths · 4
- Engine · 1 x diesel 16hp, Beta Marine Beta 16 (2008)
- Lying · Langstone Harbour
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Extra Details
| Designer | Bill Tripp Senior |
|---|---|
| Builder | Teeside Yacht Services |
| Lying | Langstone Harbour |
| Fuel capacity | 5.5 USG Total - 1 Tanks |
| Water capacity | 17.6 USG Total - 1 Tanks |
| Last survey | 01/08/2009 |
Mechanical
| Engine | 1 x diesel 16hp |
|---|---|
| Engine make and model | Beta Marine Beta 16 (2008) |
| Engine Hours | Not Recorded |
| Engine Cooled | Indirect |
| Steering | tiller |
| Drive | shaft |
| Prop(s) | 2 Blade Fixed |
| Fuel consumption (approx) | 0.3 USG /hour At Cruising Speed |
| Cruising speed (approx) | 4 knots |
| Max speed (approx) | 6 knots |
Dimensions
| Length | 30'4" |
|---|---|
| LWL | 21'6" |
| Beam | 8'6" |
| Draft Min | 4'6" |
| Draft Max | 4'6" |
| Displacement | 9,001.5lbs |
| Headroom | 6'0" |
| Storage | Ashore |
Rig
Sloop rigged Aluminium spars (1971) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (2009)
Sails
| Reefing mainsail | - Slab () 2 Reefs |
|---|---|
| Headsail | - Furling () |
| Other sails | Cruising Chute () |
Construction
| Construction | GRP |
|---|---|
| Underwater profile | Long Keel |
| Finish | Paint finish |
Accommodation
| Total # of berths | 4 |
|---|---|
| No. of double berths | 1 |
| No. of single berths | 2 |
| Cabin(s) | 2 |
| Heads | 1 heads (Porta Potti) |
2 burner propane Stove
Accommodation
| Stove | |
|---|---|
| Broiler | |
| Oven | |
| Sink | |
| Carpet | |
| Drapes | |
| Pressurised water system |
2 burner propane Stove
Deck Gear
| Sail cover | |
|---|---|
| Sprayhood | |
| Spray dodgers | |
| Cockpit cover | |
| Rode | |
| Fenders | |
| Boathook | |
| Cockpit Enclosure |
2 halyard winches
2 sheet winches
Manual Lofrans windlass
1 anchors
(Rocna)
98'5" of chain
98'5" of rode
dinghy ()
(Inflatable)
Nav Equipment
| Compass | |
|---|---|
| Speed | |
| Log | |
| VHF DSC radio | |
| Autopilot | |
| Navigation lights | |
| Depth sounder |
Safety Equipment
| Fume detector | |
|---|---|
| Searchlight | |
| Danbuoy | |
| Swim ladder |
1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 electric)
Broker's Comments
These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.
A bit of a modern classic this lady! I thought it best to let the owner tell you about her himself:
Falcon, Santander 30
‘...smitten by her good looks and good manners...A good seaboat that will turn heads wherever she goes.’ Review of sister ship, Duet, by Sailing Today, January, 2009.
Designed in the mid-1950’s, Falcon is the epitome of classic elegance: well-shaped bow and counter stern, spacious cockpit with varnished wooden benches and coamings, and an aft deck. The light, open, cabin is lined with custom-built wood-veneer lockers.
This design’s first incarnation was as the Tripp 30. The hulls were built in Holland from about 1957 and shipped to the States for finishing by Seafarer Yachts - an arrangement that made use of Dutch expertise in GRP construction.
Production shifted to Mechans yard on the Clyde in the early 60s. When Mechans closed a few years later, the moulds were used to produce the Santander 30s. At least six boats were built by Teeside Yacht Services in the early 1970s. Falcon is believed to be one of these.
The Sailing Today review notes: ‘The wide companionway and large ports allow plenty of light below. Headroom is impressive at 1.85m. The sidedecks are wide, with room to pass inboard of the shrouds.’
Falcon was professionally restored in 2008, the work overseen by Marine Surveyor, Jim Prichard. The entire upper layer and core of the deck was renewed and the old engine replaced with a new Beta 16h.p. The engine work included: new custom stainless steel fuel tank, piping, filters, two batteries, stopcocks and two-bladed propellor.
The standing rigging was also renewed and a new gas supply and locker, conforming to current safety standards, fitted. Also, shore power supply and new navigation lights. A new lining was made for the cabin ceiling.
Falcon has a masthead rig with a single set of spreaders and twin lower shrouds. The mast is deck-stepped with a tubular metal compression post below. The restored decks have a non-slip surface and there are teak handrails along the after part of the coachroof.
She has hanging space to one side of the companionway. A navigation station with VHF radio (2008) linked to a masthead aerial, occupies the other side.
With her beautiful balanced lines, Falcon sails very comfortably, her V sections making a noticeably easier motion through waves than modern flatter-sectioned boats.
As a classic design from the 1950s, Falcon is eligible to participate in the annual Cowes Classics Regatta and would be welcomed to sail with in Old Gaffers rallies.