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Review of Wasa 30


Wasa 30
Wasa 30.


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Wasa 30 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Leif Ängermark in the late seventies. Less than 100 boats have been produced. The Wasa 30 is built by the Swedish yard Wasa Marin A.B..

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.


Interior
Interior
Interior of Wasa 30 anno 1979.

The boat is equipped with 6 berths and a galley.

Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.

Front cabin
Front cabin of Wasa 30 anno 1979.
Galley
Galley of Wasa 30 anno 1979.

Cockpit
Cockpit
Cockpit of Wasa 30 anno 1979.
Rig

Wasa 30 has more than one rig.

One option is a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.


Keel
Keel
Keel of Wasa 30.

Fin keel

The Wasa 30 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.80 - 1.90 meter (5.91 - 6.21 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


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 Wasa 30 is 1.66, 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 7.3 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 Wasa 30 is about 132 kg/cm, alternatively 742 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 132 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 742 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 Wasa 30 is 18.5.

Low High 10% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 10% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Wasa 30 is 5.00.

Wide Slim 100% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 100% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Wasa 30 is 56%.

Low High 99% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 99% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly above average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Wasa 30 is 91 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

Heavy Light 97% 0 50 100
97% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

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

The SA/D for Wasa 30 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 22.1, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 26.0.

Low High 96% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 96% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 86% 0 50 100
The Wasa 30 has more rig than 86% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is significantly overrigged.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Wasa 30 is 66

Slow Fast 66% 0 50 100
The relative speed performance is 66 which means that a it is faster than 66% 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 27m2 (290 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 fractional rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications genoa specifications spinnaker specifications

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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
Fractional rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 31.3 m(102.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard31.3 m(102.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard31.3 m(102.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 11.0 m(36.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet11.0 m(36.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 27.5 m(90.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet24.2 m(79.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham3.2 m(10.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap6.4 m(21.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.4 m(21.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Fractional rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 28.8 m(94.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard28.8 m(94.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard28.8 m(94.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 11.0 m(36.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet11.0 m(36.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 27.5 m(90.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet24.2 m(79.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham3.2 m(10.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap6.4 m(21.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.4 m(21.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

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