Match 30
AST. SPEEDCRAFT · German Frers · 1993
Updated
The Match 30 is a 9.12 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by German Frers and built by AST. SPEEDCRAFT, first launched in 1993. It races in Class C.
Length
9.12 m
29′ 11″
Beam
3.11 m
Draft
1.72 m
Displacement
2.1 t
Sail area
47 m²
On the podium
Where a Match 30 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 1 start by 1 boat between 2019, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Match 30 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2019
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Match 30 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 47 (1 meeting), Dufour 44 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (1 meeting), Dehler 44 (1 meeting), Rimar 44.3 (1 meeting), Hanse 430 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3600 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 37 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 343 (1 meeting), Archambault 40 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 36 (1 meeting), X-452 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 46.3 (1 meeting), Hanse 400e (1 meeting), Rm 126 (1 meeting), Dufour 350 (1 meeting), Pogo 12.50 (1 meeting), Swan 54 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.13
37°
Beam reach
8.47
90°
Broad reach
10.21
135°
Downwind VMG
7.98
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It needs pressure to show what it can do. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage running deep as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 1.2 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Match 30
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.49 | 4.71 | 5.04 | 5.13 |
| 52° | 5.31 | 6.63 | 6.97 | 7.14 |
| 60° | 5.58 | 6.78 | 7.19 | 7.42 |
| 75° | 5.74 | 6.91 | 7.52 | 7.93 |
| 90° | 5.61 | 7.03 | 7.65 | 8.47 |
| 110° | 5.61 | 7.16 | 8.12 | 9.18 |
| 120° | 5.42 | 7.04 | 8.17 | 9.93 |
| 135° | 4.84 | 6.70 | 7.76 | 10.21 |
| 150° | 4.05 | 6.12 | 7.24 | 9.10 |
| Run VMG | 3.51 | 5.32 | 6.53 | 7.98 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 490 kg.
Rigging
Match 30 rig and sail dimensions
A Match 30 carries 10.95 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.18 m boom, a forestay 10.15 m above the deck and a 4.59 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 58 to 76 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.