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The Aloha 30 is a Canadian
The Aloha 30 is a small recreational
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 Ron Holland
Ronald John Holland (born 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand)Ron Holland:Desi ...
and first built in 1986.
Production
The boat was built by Ouyang Boat Works under the Aloha Yachtsbrand
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in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
between 1986 and 1989, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Aloha 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
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, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a/an internally-mounted spade-type rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...
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 with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke or Volvo
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diesel engine
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. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The boat has a PHRF
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages ...
racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 156 and low of 141. It has 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 .
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Aloha 30 is a good example of the new breed of boat which started to emerge from the Canadian sailboat industry in the latter half of the 1980s. These boats were heavily influenced by the French designs which quickly became popular in North America, and they tend to include the mandatory aft cabin. The Aloha 30 was designed by Ron Holland, who became known for coming up with very fast boats, and this 30 footer was a bit of a departure for a manufacturer usually identified with building solid cruising boats. The Aloha 30 has a factional rig, a feature that makes it easier to control the shape of the rather large mainsail. It also has an deep elliptical shaped fin keel, which was all the rage for fast designs in the late 1980s and early 1990s."See also
* List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats * Alberg 30 * Alberg Odyssey 30 *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
*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 ...
*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
*C&C Mega 30 One Design
The C&C Mega 30 One Design is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Peter Barrett as a one design racer and first built in 1977.
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada and also in the United States and Kiel, Germa ...
*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
*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 ...
* J/30
* 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
*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 ...
*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 ...
*Santana 30/30
The Santana 30/30 is an American sailboat that was designed by Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek as a Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) racer- cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Seco ...
*Seafarer 30
The Seafarer 30, also known as the Seafarer Swiftsure 30, is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser-Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sa ...
* Southern Cross 28
References
External links
* {{Aloha Yachts Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Ron Holland Sailboat types built by Ouyang Boat Works