| Blue Chip 30 | |
| Designer: | A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Builder: | Cape Cod Shipbuilding |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 5feet |
| Displacement: | 70000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 29.83feet |
| Lwl: | 23.16feet |
| Beam: | 9feet |
| Engine: | inboard engine |
| Keel Type: | long keel |
| Ballast: | 32500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 36.5feet |
| J: | 12.83feet |
| P: | 32.25feet |
| E: | 12.67feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 204.3square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 234.15square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 438.45square feet |
The Blue Chip 30, also called the Cape Cod 30, is an American sailboat that was designed by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1961.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The design was built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States from 1961 until 1985, but it is now out of production.[1] [5] [7] [8] [9]
The Blue Chip 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem with a bowsprit; a raised counter, angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 70000NaN0 and carries 32500NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [5]
The boat has a draft of 5feet with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.[1] [5]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1] [5]
The design has a hull speed of 6.45kn.[5]