PION 30
Fractional Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1971
Dimensions
- LOA
- 29.69 ft
- LWL
- 23.29 ft
- Beam
- 9.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.45 ft
- Displacement
- 8,378 lbs
- Ballast
- 3,362 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.87 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 14.8
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 296
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 40.1%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 381 sq ft
- I
- 33.96 ft
- J
- 12.14 ft
- P
- 34.45 ft
- E
- 10.17 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1971
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Arona
- Engine Type
- Diesel
Notes:
Sail area:
-Main: 19 m² / 204.5 ft²
-Jib: 16.5 m² / 177.6 ft²
-Genoa: 28.9 m² / 311.08 ft²
-Genoa #2: 24.7 m² / 265.87 ft²
-Spinnaker: 62 m² / 667.36 ft²
In 1969, a request from the Royal Dutch Yachting Union was made for a new, offshore one design class.
The PION was selected over several other designs submitted.
Having been built by a number of different yards over the years, strict uniformity has not been maintained though class racing still continues.
Designer
- E. G. Van de Stadt (1910–1999)
Builder
- Friendship Yachts (NL) (1968–2017)