Comfortable daysailer and competitive club racer, the
LS-30 is a new design by Steve Dalzell that will go under construction at The Landing School beginning in September 2008. Only two of these boats will be built and launched in June 2009; three more will be available in June 2010.

The LS-30 is a sleek, modern design with an open transom and bulb keel. The boat is well-balanced and stable, so its passengers sit comfortably in the cockpit and not on the rail. The LS-30 can be daysailed single-handedly or with a family on board, and it also can perform as a racer with a minimal number of crew who control the boat from the cockpit.

The length overall including the 2' bowsprit is 30', and the length along the waterline is 25'. Down below there is full sitting headroom with two saloon berths and a separate compartment for an optional head. The 7' 6" beam is narrow, yet the cockpit is remarkably comfortable thanks to an uncluttered arrangement made possible by the tiller- steering. The boat is fitted with a two-speed mainsheet system and all other sheets, halyards and the comprehensive rig controls are led to two winches mounted on the coach roof. The set-up allows the boat to be easily sailed single-handed.

The boat carries 506' of sail split between a fully battened, fat-headed main and a blade jib from its self-tending, skiff-style, carbon rig with 30-degree swept spreaders. A single reef-point is added to the main, and the jib is equipped with below-deck roller furling. An asymmetric spinnaker flies from the stationary bowsprit.

The epoxy composite LS-30 carries 1,825 pounds of ballast in its stationary 6' forged-steel fin and lead bulb keel—just less than half of the boat's sailng displacement of 4,073 pounds.

A 10-HP inboard diesel engine provides auxiliary power to the LS-30. The boat is easily trailerable and lightweight enough to be pulled by a truck or SUV.

The LS-30 is the ideal sailboat for those who need a stylish, modern daysailer for the family, as well as the performance to be a successful PHRF or IRC racer.

*Note: The drawings are not necessarily a final and accurate rendering of the boat; some aspects are still under design.