# Blue Chip 30

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Blue Chip 30 A windson Blue chip 30 in Cape cod Development Designer A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff Location United States Year 1961 Builder Cape Cod Shipbuilding Role Cruiser Name Blue Chip 30 Boat Displacement 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) Draft 5.00 ft (1.52 m) Hull Type monohull Construction fiberglass LOA 29.83 ft (9.09 m) LWL 23.16 ft (7.06 m) Beam 9.00 ft (2.74 m) Engine type inboard engine Hull appendages Keel/board type long keel Ballast 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) Rudder keel-mounted rudder Rig Rig type Bermuda rig I foretriangle height 36.50 ft (11.13 m) J foretriangle base 12.83 ft (3.91 m) P mainsail luff 32.25 ft (9.83 m) E mainsail foot 12.67 ft (3.86 m) Sails Sailplan masthead sloop Mainsail area 204.30 sq ft (18.980 m2) Jib/genoa area 234.15 sq ft (21.753 m2) Total sail area 438.45 sq ft (40.733 m2) [edit on Wikidata]

The **Blue Chip 30**, also called the **Cape Cod 30**, is an American [sailboat](/source/Sailboat) that was designed by [A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Sidney_DeWolf_Herreshoff&action=edit&redlink=1) as a [cruiser](/source/Cruising_(maritime)) and first built in 1961.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

## Production

The design was built by [Cape Cod Shipbuilding](/source/Cape_Cod_Shipbuilding) in the [United States](/source/United_States) from 1961 until 1985, but it is now out of production.[1][5][7][8][9]

## Design

The Blue Chip 30 is a recreational [keelboat](/source/Keelboat), built predominantly of [fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass), with wood trim. It has a [masthead sloop](/source/Masthead_sloop) rig; a spooned, [raked stem](/source/Raked_stem) with a [bowsprit](/source/Bowsprit); a raised counter, angled [transom](/source/Transom_(nautical)), a [keel](/source/Keel)-mounted [rudder](/source/Rudder) controlled by a [tiller](/source/Tiller) and a fixed long keel. It displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) of lead ballast.[1][5]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an [inboard engine](/source/Inboard_engine) for docking and maneuvering.[1][5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double ["V"-berth](/source/%22V%22-berth) in the bow cabin and a two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The [galley](/source/Galley_(kitchen)) is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, an [ice box](/source/Ice_box) and a sink. The [head](/source/Head_(watercraft)) is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1][5]

The design has a [hull speed](/source/Hull_speed) of 6.45 kn (11.95 km/h).[5]

## See also

- [List of sailing boat types](/source/List_of_sailing_boat_types)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Data_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Data_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Data_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Data_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Data_1-4) McArthur, Bruce (2022). ["Blue Chip 30 sailboat"](https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/blue-chip-30). *sailboatdata.com*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McArthur, Bruce (2022). ["Cape Cod 30 sailboat"](https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cape-cod-30). *sailboatdata.com*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McArthur, Bruce (2022). ["A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff"](https://sailboatdata.com/designer/herreshoff-a-sidney-dewolf). *sailboatdata.com*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). ["A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff"](https://sailboat.guide/a-sidney-dewolf-herreshoff). *sailboat.guide*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-5) Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). ["Blue Chip 30"](https://sailboat.guide/cape-cod/blue-chip-30). *sailboat.guide*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). ["Cape Cod 30"](https://sailboat.guide/cape-cod/30). *sailboat.guide*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** McArthur, Bruce (2021). ["Cape Cod Shipbuilding"](https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cape-cod-shipbuilding). *sailboatdata.com*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). ["Cape Cod Shipbuilding"](https://sailboat.guide/cape-cod). *sailboat.guide*. Retrieved 22 January 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GoogleBooks_9-0)** ["Cape Cod"](https://books.google.com/books?id=tsjo-lgyVxgC&pg=PA176). *Motor Boating and Sailing*. January 1969. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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