Fortune 30 Explained

Fortune 30
Designer:Stan Huntingford
Location:Canada
Year:1974
Builder:Cooper Enterprises
Role:Cruiser
Draft:4feet
Displacement:103000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fibreglass
Loa:30feet
Lwl:22.67feet
Beam:10.5feet
Engine:Volvo diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:30000NaN0
Rudder Type:skeg-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Cutter rig
Sailplan:Cutter rigged sloop
Sailarea Total:470square feet

The Fortune 30 is a Canadian sailboat that was conceived by Canadian TV weather presenter, Bob Fortune and designed by Stan Huntingford as a cruiser, first built in 1974.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Production

The design's hull was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and then finished by a number of local boatyards, including Philbrook's Boatyard in Sidney, British Columbia.[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Design

The Fortune 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a cutter rig, a clipper bow, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 103000NaN0 and carries 30000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 4feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.38kn.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fortune 30 sailboat . 8 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220608115314/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/fortune-30. 8 June 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Fortune 30. 8 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220608115315/https://sailboat.guide/fortune-30. 8 June 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Stan Huntingford. 8 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220509124953/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/huntingford-stan. 9 May 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Stan Huntingford. 8 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220509125035/https://sailboat.guide/stan-huntingford. 9 May 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Cooper Enterprises Inc. (CAN) 1970 - 1990. 8 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220511162445/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cooper-enterprises-inc-can. 11 May 2022. live.
  6. Web site: Cooper Enterprises Inc.. 8 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220511162504/https://sailboat.guide/cooper. 11 May 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Philbrook's Boatyard. 8 June 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220608115311/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/philbrooks-boatyard-can. 8 June 2022. live.
  8. Web site: Philbrook's Boatyard. 8 June 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220608115318/https://sailboat.guide/philbrooks. 8 June 2022. live.