YAMAHA 30S
Peter Gilmour rides to windward of Jes Gram-Hansen during their semifinal match at the Nippon Cup, won by Gram-Hansen 3-2. (Swedish Match Tour/Kaoru Soehata)
Peter Gilmour rides to windward of Jes Gram-Hansen during their semifinal match at the Nippon Cup, won by Gram-Hansen 3-2. (Swedish Match Tour/Kaoru Soehata)
Event: Nippon Cup
Boat: Yamaha 30S
Designer: Yamaha Marine, 2003


Coinciding with the resumption in 2003 of the Nippon Cup, the organizers approached Yamaha Marine about creating a new boat for their regatta. What developed was the Yamaha 30S, a small, light and easily maneuverable design.

Six of the new boats were built for event organizer Hayama Marina Yacht Club. Besides being used in the Nippon Cup, they will also be used by the Japan Yacht March Race Association to train and develop young sailors to become match-racers.

The hull and deck are a sandwich construction, with manually layered fiberglass and NGA gel coat. The keel strut is galvanized steel, for added strength when lifting the boat by its keel-mounted point.


Specifications
LOA — 29’6” (8.99 m)
LWL — 27’2” (8.30 m)
Beam — 10’2” (3.10 m)
Draft — 6’6” (1.99 m)
Displacement — 6,062 lbs. (2,750 kg)
Mainsail — 280 sq.ft. (26.015 sq.m)
Genoa (150%) — 356.5 sq.ft. (33.12 sq.m)
Genoa (135%) — 320.8 sq.ft. (29.81 sq.m)
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