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Etap 30 (Deep draft)

Main featuresEtap 30 Deep draft
Model
Etap 30
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Etap
Sailboat designer
Country
Belgium
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
220
First built hull
1984
Last built hull
1992
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single semi-spade rudder
Unsinkable
Yes
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
2
 
Main dimensionsEtap 30 Deep draft
Hull length
29’ 8”9.05 m
Waterline length
25’ 11”7.88 m
Beam (width)
10’ 4”3.15 m
Waterline beam (width)
8’ 6”2.6 m
Draft
5’ 11”1.8 m
Mast height from DWL
45’ 4”13.8 m
Fore freeboard
3’ 11”1.19 m
Mid-ship freeboard
3’ 6”1.07 m
Light displacement (MLC)
8025 lb3640 kg
Maximum displacement (MLDC)
9700 lb4400 kg
Ballast weight
2921 lb1325 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron
 
Rig and sailsEtap 30 Deep draft
Upwind sail area
549 ft²50.96 m²
Downwind sail area
852 ft²79.17 m²
Mainsail area
259 ft²24.07 m²
Genoa area
289 ft²26.89 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
593 ft²55.1 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
33’ 4”10.15 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
11’3.35 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
36’ 7”11.15 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
12’3.65 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 7/8
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous
 
PerformancesEtap 30 Deep draft
HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
17.0
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
232 ft²/T21.54 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
360 ft²/T33.46 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
211
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
36 %
Wetted area
209 ft²19.41 m²
Righting moment @ 1°
 iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle.
Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.
452 lb.ft62 kg.m
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
6.81 knots
 
Auxiliary engineEtap 30 Deep draft
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
18 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
13.2 gal50 liters
 
Accommodations and layoutEtap 30 Deep draft
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s)
6
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
26.4 gal100 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
11.4 gal43 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.88 m
Galley headroom
5’ 11”1.81 m
Head headroom
5’ 8”1.74 m
 
SaloonEtap 30 Deep draft
Maximum headroom
5’ 10”1.77 m
Saloon table width (min./max.)
2’ 7”0.78 m / 3’ 5”1.05 m
Berth length
6’ 6”1.98 m
Berth width
2’0.62 m
 
Fore cabinEtap 30 Deep draft
Maximum headroom
5’ 5”1.65 m
Berth length
6’ 5”1.95 m
Berth width
4’ 8”1.43 m
 
Aft cabinEtap 30 Deep draft
Berth length
6’ 5”1.96 m
Berth width
2’ 6”0.77 m
 
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