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I have just bought a 1966 Sagitta 30. there were only 300 or so made by the royal systems shipyard of denmark. They are Loyds of London certified boats..... I am trying to get some history on my new purchase.

Have you seen this? Søren og Christina

wow, thanks.... that is my boat...LOL.. i have done a ton of internet searches and not found that page. Thanks. So i guess from what i am reading it is a decent vessel.

lol, thanks. i thought it all was pretty interesting. Thanks for the offer on translating.

Also looking at a Sagitta 30 Hi, I am looking at a Sagitta '30 from 1965. Any info about yours and and any advice would be greatly appreciated. For example, how much did you pay for her, and what kind of shape is she in? The one I'm looking at is posted at $11,950. Thanks, Lars

Yardpro: Congrats! I have a Sagitta-30, hull number 33. She has been mine for 5 or 6 years. Home port Sitka, Alaska. Yellowchair: It that the yellow hull one in California? I visited her a couple years back, talked with the owner. She used to have a black hull when Bill had her. In general... well built, solid old-school fiberglass. Basic European sensible design. She is much better a sailboat than I am a sailor, very forgiving. I have been living aboard for several years. Summers roaming SE AK fjords. Checkout the "yachtdatabase" website, select "owners contacts", go to "S" and you will find eight Sagitta-30 owner contacts. Tom

yes I was looking at the one in San Fransisco Bay with a yellow hull. It's still for sale at what appears to be a very good price. I would probably buy it now if I hadn't already found my boat (a Tyler Twister).

sagitta 30 I just purchased hull #3 sagitta 30; I think there were only about 40 built in the sixties and maybe a few more built later in the seventies. more of a custom production, they have a cult following around the North Sea. I am a seasoned sailboat owner and this boat is incredible loves a fresh breeze and a choppy sea-a dry ride surfer1

We have hull # 26 we have had ours almost a year now and have gotten to know her pretty well. i sailed when i was a kid, but then motorboated for 30 years... now have fallen back into sailing so i have nothing to compare the sagitta to. We have had it out in 20 knott winds in the ocean with 6 foot seas and it handled it flawlessly, no pounding, or getting wet.... we really have grown to love ours.... i would like to know how it compares to others of it's size.

sagitta 30 Well, she was designed to "play" in the North Sea; by someone who new what he was doing. I have been on many other cutters and sloops in this size class and this is the best handling of them all. She is also fast in light airs and points to windward very well without rounding up. My last boat was an Endeavour 32 and she was decent; but not sticking in and sliding like the Sagitta. The Endeavour drew 4'2" and the Sagitta almost 5' better rudder control as well. A true blue water pocket cruiser. And not a heavy slug like the westsail 32 either. amazing really. surfer1

surfer1 said: Well, she was designed to "play" in the North Sea; by someone who new what he was doing. I have been on many other cutters and sloops in this size class and this is the best handling of them all. She is also fast in light airs and points to windward very well without rounding up. My last boat was an Endeavour 32 and she was decent; but not sticking in and sliding like the Sagitta. The Endeavour drew 4'2" and the Sagitta almost 5' better rudder control as well. A true blue water pocket cruiser. And not a heavy slug like the westsail 32 either. amazing really. surfer1 Click to expand...

Does anyone know of a Sagitta 30 for sale????

Here you go. 30'fiberglass sloop

The Westsail is a well built boat, just not very nimble thats all.

Hello, I know this is an older thread. I just bought a Sagitta 30, hull number 16, Distant Star with my slip. Was wondering if anyone knows if there is still a demand for these vessels. She is overall in good shape, pretty boat. Needs some TLC. But sturdy.

The Sagitta 30 is a venerable design. They were lovely Scandinavian style small cruisers. While that style of boat has lost its appeal for the mass marketplace, there are still people for whom boats like these are still deeply loved and coveted. My sense is that there is more interest in boats like these in Europe and Australia than in the US, but there are people out there for whom boats like these check all of the boxes. Those folks may be a needle in a haystack, but there may be someone who has craved that exact boat, lives nearby, and has just been waiting for one to go on sale. Stranger things have happened. Looking at the numbers, this is not likely to be a lively sailor. These are very heavy boats with a lot of drag and not much sail area. But they have a long water line and so might turn a decent speed reaching in a solid breeze. I have no first hand experience with this manufacturer or model but my experience with builders from that region and time frame was that boats like these were generally well built and simply finished. They had pragmatic layouts and workable details. Whether this boat has any value on the market will depend on the condition of the sails, running rigging and engine. Any one of those would cost more to replace than the boat is worth. It sounds like the original engines were made by Watermota. If I remember correctly, Watermota made a series of engines that varied from 2 stroke gas engines to small 4 stroke gas and diesel engines that were based on automobile engines of their day. If that is what is in the boat, its likely to scare away some potential buyers, but not all. You may end up having to give the boat away, but that is cheaper than chopping it up, salvaging what you can, and putting the rest in the landfill. Jeff

Wow, I genuinely was not expecting a reply to this 14 year old thread. Thank you very much for taking the time with a detailed reply. 🫡 The sails are in good condition, running rigging and standing rigging is newer and in good condition. Engine starts right up and is a Volvo penta diesel. Interior is in pretty good condition. Battery is new. Interior has had some woodwork done and is in pretty good shape considering it is 58 years old. I would love to keep this boat (loads of character, wants to be sailed) but I need a live aboard size vessel and I only have one slip. I’m in Santa Barbara. thanks again for the reply. If you know of any good places to list it for sail feel free to comment.