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The Odyssey 30 is an American
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminolo ...
, that was designed by
Carl Alberg Carl Alberg (11 April 1901 – 31 August 1986) was a Swedish born naval architect known for his influence in early fiberglass boats. Career Alberg moved to the United States in 1925 where he began working as a rigger then later as a spar mak ...
and first built in 1960 in the
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
bay area. A total of 15 examples were completed. Many of the design elements of the Odyssey 30 were used in the Alberg 30 of 1962. The design is often confused with a different boat with the same name, the George Cuthbertson-designed 1987
Odyssey 30 The Odyssey 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by George Harding Cuthbertson, George Cuthbertson of C&C Design and first built in 1987. The design is often confused with a different boat with the same name, the Carl Alberg designed 1 ...
.


Design

The Odyssey 30 is a small recreational
keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
fiberglass Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass ( Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass clo ...
, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop and a fixed fin
keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and a
hull speed Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .


See also

* List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats *
Annie 30 The Annie 30, often just called Annie, is an American sailboat that was designed by Chuck Paine as an offshore cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 206-207. ...
*
Bahama 30 The Bahama 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by Bob Finch as a cruiser and first built in 1973.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 210-211. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. T ...
*
Bristol 29.9 The Bristol 29.9 is an American sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a Midget Offshore Racing Class and International Offshore Rule racer and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North ...
*
Catalina 30 The Catalina 30 is a series of American sailboats, that were designed by Frank Butler and later by Gerry Douglas. The Catalina 30 design was replaced in the company's line by the Catalina 309 in 2010. Production The boat was built by Catal ...
* Catalina 309 *
C&C 30 The C&C 30 is a series of Canadian and American sailboats, that was first built in 1973. The C&C 30 molds are thought to have been used to create the Lancer 29 Mark III and the Lancer 30 Mark II in 1977. Production The initial models were ...
*
C&C 30 Redwing The C&C Redwing 30, also called the C&C 30 Redwing, Redwing 30 or just the Redwing, is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1967. Production Cuthbertson & Cassian designed the boat for Hinterhoell ...
*
CS 30 The CS 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Tony Castro and first built in 1984. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Canadian Sailcraft in Canada. It became their most successful model, with 90 built ...
* Grampian 30 *
Hunter 30 The Hunter 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by John Cherubini as a cruising boat and first built in 1973. The boat was also supplied as an unfinished kit for amateur completion as the Quest 30. The Hunter 30 was the first design ...
*
Hunter 30T The Hunter 30T is an American sailboat that was first built in 1991. The Hunter 30T is a development of the 1988 Hunter 30-2 design. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 30, but is now usually referred to as th ...
*
Hunter 30-2 The Hunter 30-2 is an American sailboat, that was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1988 and 1992. The boat was sold under the name ''Hunter 30'', but because the company has sold four designs under that name, this design ha ...
*
Hunter 306 The Hunter 306 is an American sailboat design, that was introduced in 2001. The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 326 and the 356. Production The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2001, but it is ...
* Leigh 30 *
Mirage 30 The Mirage 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Americans, American Robert Perry (yacht designer), Robert Perry and first built in 1983. The design is out of production. The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada. The Mirage 30 ...
*
Nonsuch 30 The Nonsuch 30 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Mark Ellis and first built in 1978. It was the first the series of Nonsuch sailboats and was scaled upwards and down, to form a complete line of boats, from the Nonsuch 22 to the N ...
* O'Day 30 *
Pearson 303 The Pearson 303 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1983.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 226-227. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994 ...
*
S2 9.2 The S2 9.2 is an American sailboat that was designed by Arthur Edmunds as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 216-217. Houghton Miff ...
* Southern Cross 28


References

{{Reflist Keelboats 1960s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Carl Alberg