The ETAP 30cq is a
Belgian sailboat that was designed by
Marc-Oliver von Ahlen as a
cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles.
The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
and first built in 2010. The interior was designed by Stile Bertone.
The design replaced the
ETAP 28s
The ETAP 28s is a Belgian sailboat that was designed by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen, with the interior designed by Stile Bertone, as a cruiser and first built in 2007.
The ETAP 28s was replaced in the company line by the ETAP 30cq in about 2011.
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in the company line in about 2011.
Production
The design has been built by
ETAP Yachting in
Belgium starting in 2010. It remained advertised as still in production in 2021.
Design
The ETAP 30cq is a recreational
keelboat, built predominantly of
glassfibre. The construction is of a
polyester
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glassfibre and closed-cell polyurethane foam sandwich, which provides buoyancy and makes the boat unsinkable. It has a 7/8
fractional sloop
A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
rig, a
plumb stem, a walk-through
reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type
rudder controlled by a
tiller and a fixed fin
keel or optional dual tandem keels. The fin keel version displaces and carries of ballast, while the tandem keel version displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel and with the optional shoal draft tandem keels.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish
Volvo Penta D1-20
diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a transversely mounted double berth. The
galley
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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,
ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The
head
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is located just aft of the navigation station on the starboard side. There is a stowage area in the forepeak. The headroom at the companionway is .
Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ''ETAP Owners Association''.
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
References
External links
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{{ETAP Yachting
Keelboats
2010s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen
Sailboat types built by ETAP Yachting