Santana 3030 sailboat tour - EP11

The Santana 3030 was designed by Nelson Marek out of San Diego, and built by W.D. Shock in Santa Ana. N/M designed the boat to compete in the MORC rule popular in the 80s. MORC strived to have designers build boats that managed racing performance with a modest and comfortable interior.

N/M designed two versions, the “PC” Performance Cruiser, and the “GP” Grand Prix, with roughly 100 total boats produced. The two designs share the same hull and rig, but vary in their cabin and cockpit layouts. The GP cuts weight with a sleek and a visually clean cabin house, as well as an open racer friendly cockpit. This boat featured is hull #7, a 1983 Grand Prix.

Being based in San Diego, N/M catered this boat to perform well in light and medium air and relatively flat water. The boat performed well in the early years of MORC, wining many local and offshore races. She will perform well in PHRF fleets today under light to moderate conditions.

The Santana 30-30 was designed to the MORC rule.
This version, the SANTANA 30-30PC = (Performance Cruiser). About 40 produced.

An updated PCII version featured the following:

Yanmar Diesel Engine.
Chainplates were moved outboard to allow the #3 jib to be sheeted inside the shrouds.
Interior has lower settee to allow for better headroom.
Angle brackets were added to reinforce the bulkheads.

The Grand Prix Racing edition referred to as the GP was introduced in 1983.
(See: SANTANA 30-30GP)
This model had a lighter deck. Ballast 2435 lbs., displacement 6000 lbs.
40 of these were built.
All boats built after 1985 have elliptical keels and rudders.
All versions were delivered with the same rig.
Other variations:
Some boats were delivered with an open transom.