Tripp 30
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|designer = William H. Tripp Jr.
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|location = United States
|year = 1963
|no built = 30
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|builder = Mechans Ltd
Werkspoor
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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|9600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|30.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|20.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine
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|keel type = modified long keel
|ballast = {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = keel-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
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|successor = Santander 30
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The Tripp 30 is a sailboat that was designed by American William H. Tripp Jr. as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1963.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tripp-30-seafarer|title= Tripp 30 (Seafarer) sailboat |access-date= 3 January 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220103135517/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tripp-30-seafarer|archive-date= 3 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h|title= William H. Tripp Jr.|access-date = 3 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211230223302/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h|archive-date= 30 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/seafarer/tripp-30|title= Seafarer Tripp 30|access-date= 3 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220103135641/https://sailboat.guide/seafarer/tripp-30|archive-date= 3 January 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Mechans Ltd in the United Kingdom and by Werkspoor in the Netherlands starting in 1963, with 30 boats completed. Seafarer Yachts also imported the boat into the United States.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/seafarer-yachts|title= Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985|access-date = 3 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211118142450/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/seafarer-yachts|archive-date= 18 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/seafarer|title= Seafarer Yachts|access-date= 3 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211225171425/https://sailboat.guide/seafarer|archive-date= 25 December 2021|url-status= live}}
The design's molds were later moved to the United Kingdom. The design was developed into the Santander 30 in 1966 and produced by Dock Plastics.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/santander-30-tripp|title = Santander 30 (Tripp)|access-date = 3 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220103135807/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/santander-30-tripp|archive-date= 3 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/santander-30-tripp|title= Santander 30 (Tripp)|access-date= 3 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220103135925/https://sailboat.guide/santander-30-tripp|archive-date= 3 January 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Tripp 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional yawl rig, with sitka spruce spars. The hull has a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, angled, transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel. It displaces {{convert|9600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|30|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove to starboard and an ice box and sink to port. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|5.99|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.