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Nimble 30

The Nimble 30 was designed for pleasure. Sailing pleasure, visual charm, human comfort and pride of ownership. This hedonistic approach left no quarter for plastic parts, cheap construction or the Madison Avenue advertising campaign that suggests you can accommodate the passengers of the Queen Mary on a 30 foot sailboat. The boat had to look right, feel good and sail well. These three requirements translate into a glorious boat topside, a modern underbody and a boat designed for the human body.

Approximately 29 Nimble 30's were built. The boat came in sloop or yawl configuration with either a fixed fin keel or with an optional shoal draft keel with lead shoe and retractable centerboard. At least one custom variant of the Nimble 30 was designed and built as the "express" model. The Nimble 30 express featured the cabin top from a Nimble 20, which is considerably smaller than the cabin on a standard Nimble 30. A photo of the only known Nimble 30 express, the Elaine Tyler, is shown below in the photo gallery section.

Specs at a Glance

LOA 30’ 0" (9.1 m.) (sloop)
33’ 2" (yawl)
LWL 25’ 0" (7.6 m.)
Beam 9’ 4" (2.8 m.)
Draft 4’ 0" (deep keel) (1.2 m.)
2’ 6"/5'6" (keel/cb) (0.8 m./1.7 m.)
Sail area 450 sq. ft. (41.8 sq. m.)
Hull Fiberglass
Spars Aluminum
Ballast 2,400 lbs. (1,088 kg.)
Displacement 6,500 lbs. (2,948 kg.)
Berths 5
Auxiliary Diesel
Designer Ted Brewer

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Gallery

If you would like to share your Nimble 30 photos, please send them to the Nimble Boat Owner's Association.

  • Photos of "Yin Yang," a 1986 Nimble 30 sloop. Yin Yang has the standard full keel.
    Nimble 30 port side Yin Yang's newly waxed hull and bottom paint Launching Yin Yang in Spring 2008 Yin Yang sailing on Puget SoundNimble 30 flying a spinnaker Nimble 30 at anchor Nimble 30 surfing a big wave
    Yin Yang's main salon Yin Yang's port setee Yin Yang's V-berth Yin Yang's head Yin Yang's starboard setee Yin Yang's starboard side galley Yin Yang's port side galley Yin Yang's chart table
  • Photos of "Mango," a 1987 Nimble 30 sloop. Mango has the optional shoal draft keel with lead shoe and retractable centerboard.
    Launching Mango Mango on the travel lift Mango's shoal draft keel with lead shoe and retractable centerboard Mango from the bosun's chair Mango at anchor
  • Photo of "Elaine Tyler," a 1994 Nimble 30 express sloop.
    The Elaine Tyler, the only known Nimble 30 express The cockpit of the Elaine Tyler The Elaine Tyler in her slip The Elaine Tyler on a trailer

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