CS 30
Canadian keelboat built 1984–1990
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The CS 30 is a recreational keelboat built by Canadian Sailcraft. It became their most successful model, with 90 built the first year and 500 completed over the whole production run from 1984-1990.[1][2][3][4]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Tony Castro |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1984 |
| No. built | 500 |
| Builder | CS Yachts |
| Name | CS 30 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| LWL | 25.42 ft (7.75 m) |
| Beam | 10.25 ft (3.12 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo diesel engine 18 hp (13 kW) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 3,440 lb (1,560 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 42.00 ft (12.80 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 36.50 ft (11.13 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 209.88 sq ft (19.498 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 252.00 sq ft (23.412 m2) |
| Total sail area | 461.88 sq ft (42.910 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 156 (average) |
Design

Designed by Tony Castro, the fibreglass hull has an internally-mounted spade-type rudder, and areverse transomkeel. It displaces 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) and carries 3,440 lb (1,560 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
It has a masthead sloop rig with double spreaders.[5]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel, 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the optional shoal draft keel and 4.5 ft (1.4 m) with the optional wing keel.[1][6][7]
The boat is fitted with a Volvo diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW). The fuel tank holds 19 U.S. gallons (72 L; 16 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal).[1]
The winged keel version of the boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 156 with a high of 185 and low of 144. It has a hull speed of 6.76 kn (12.52 km/h).[3]