Review of Mikkel 30

Basic specs.

The Mikkel 30 is a sailboat designed by the Norwegian maritime architect Freddy Mikkelsen in the mid seventies. The Mikkel 30 is built by the Norwegian yard Arma Båt.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 5 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

Rig

The Mikkel 30 is equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Keel

Fin keel

The Mikkel 30 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.

The keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated. As the surface of a fin type keel is just a fraction of the total wet surface, the difference between an iron keel and a lead keel can in reality be ignored for cruising yachts.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.56 - 1.66 meter (5.12 - 5.42 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

The Mikkel 30 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

Mikkel 30 may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 8 hp (5 kW). Calculated max speed is about 3.6 knots

Alternative 2:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD7 diesel engine at 13 hp (9 kW). Calculated max speed is about 4.5 knots

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Mikkel 30 is 1.99, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.5 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Mikkel 30 is about 145 kg/cm, alternatively 812 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 145 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 812 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Mikkel 30 is 23.3.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 54% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just above average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Mikkel 30 is 2.90.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Mikkel 30 is 33%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 14% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Mikkel 30 is 288 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.

34% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Mikkel 30 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.2, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.1.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 27% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Over- / underrigged

The Mikkel 30 has more rig than 69% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly overrigged.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Mikkel 30 is 34

The relative speed performance is 34 which means that a it is faster than 34% of all similar sailboat designs.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 25m² (269 ft²).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	25.7 m	(84.2 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	25.7 m	(84.2 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	25.7 m	(84.2 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	8.8 m	(29.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	8.8 m	(29.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	22.1 m	(72.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	19.5 m	(63.9 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	2.9 m	(9.6 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	5.9 m	(19.2 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	5.9 m	(19.2 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.