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Dehler 30 yacht test: This one-design racer has a real double appeal

• Matthew Sheahan
• May 20, 2020

An award-winning offshore blaster, the Dehler 30 is many things to many sailors. But can a short-handed one-design racer-cruiser really tick so many boxes?

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Talk to those who have switched to short-handed offshore racing and you’ll be hard pressed to find many who want to go back to a weather rail stacked with crew. It’s not that they’ve suddenly realised that they don’t like sharing the experience with others, or that the boat just feels cluttered below, but that it is just more satisfying sailing two-up . Plus, it’s often a lot cheaper. It’s these two factors above all that surely explain the increase in popularity in this kind of sailing.

Yet, unlike the moment when we realised that planing sportsboats were a lot more fun than the tubby lead mines of the day that rolled downwind like metronomes, or the sudden realisation that gybing an asymmetric spinnaker was no harder than tacking a jib, the growth in short-handed offshore sailing has been more gradual. And it is also building from another corner of the sport as the momentum for the new Olympic offshore class in 2024 gathers pace.

As the plans for Paris 2024 are now starting to take shape, where mixed gender entries will be a requirement, there is also a feeling that there will be opportunities for a wider range of age, experience and crew weights. This has triggered a fair bit of interest among a broader group of sailors than normal. It has also drawn the attention of some of the world’s top builders as they look into producing boats that might tap into this new scene.

Perfect for two but with the capability for more, this is a comprehensively kitted out 30-footer that’s easy to handle. Photo: Hanse Yachts AG

Of course some, like Beneteau, have been in this space for a while with their Figaro range of offshore racers. Jeanneau has also been successful most recently with its SunFast 3200 and 3600 models, with the new Sun Fast 3300 starting to make an impression as well. Other builders like JPK, J/Boats and Pogo have also been successful in developing interesting boats in this area. And now one of the latest to step into the ring is Dehler.

Well known for its innovative approach to design along with a racing heritage that stretches back to the 1980s when boats like the DB1 put it on the map, the German production builder has launched a 30ft offshore pocket rocket that appears to be aimed straight at the short-handed world. It is a boat that ignores handicap rules like IRC and focuses instead on creating a strict, high performance, offshore one-design.

But let’s get one thing out into the open from the start: this is a boat with an identity crisis. Look at the pictures and study the detailed deck layout and spec and it is easy to see that this is a well thought out, comprehensively equipped racer. Yet study the interior layout and overall style and the message is that while it’s a modern, quick 30-footer, it’s also designed to be a sprightly family cruiser. So can it really be both?

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When viewed from the outside, the Judel/Vrolijk-designed Dehler looks every bit the racer. The reverse profile bow and the heavily chamfered topsides/gunwale that extend forward from her chainplates give the look of a smaller version of a number of well known racing machines – the Fast 40+ Ran , countless Class 40s , or even the previous Hugo Boss IMOCA 60 spring to mind.

Offshore style

When viewed from dead ahead the rounded, full-sectioned bow and a hard turn of the bilge from slab sided topsides to flat underwater sections are further indications of the modern offshore style. And then there’s the fixed bowsprit off which the Code 0 and A2 and A5 kites are flown. It is removable for cruising, but when it’s in place (as it was for us), it shouts racing.

So too does the carbon mast, the square-topped mainsail and the twin backstays, with tails led forward through rope clutches to the primary winches mounted conveniently for the helmsman and crew. The coarse and fine tune mainsheet systems, along with a mainsheet traveller that runs almost the complete width of the ample beam are also dead giveaways that this boat is set up to race.

It’s clear that a huge amount of thought has gone into the design. In plan, the delta shape sees the maximum beam carried all the way aft to the stern from midships providing the means to generate a high righting moment. The full sections forward where the volume is low down are indications that the distribution of buoyancy is in keeping with modern thinking and contributes to the righting moment using the hull form without creating unnecessary drag through excessive wetted surface area.

It’s likely to be a well-balanced boat when heeled, and the 200kg water ballast tanks on either side add a further boost to righting moment and hence performance. Pump these up using either the gravity or electric feed systems and you have the equivalent of 2-3 people on the rail – people that you don’t have to feed or hot-bunk with.

As it happens, the sporty looks are also in line with the modern cruising style. Beamy sections aft frequently lead to twin rudders, whether you’re racing or cruising. The Dehler 30 is no different, although the linking mechanism between both rudder stocks and the single centreline-mounted tiller is fitted above decks making it very easy to get to. Liferaft stowage is under a lifting section of the aft deck and accessible from the water, whichever way up the boat is: yet another illustration as to how detailed the thinking has been.

Nimble and responsive

Like modern cars that have become bloated with every iteration, today’s boats generally feel bigger than they did a few decades back. Strangely, the Dehler 30 feels smaller. I’m sure half tonners felt bigger than this? The reality is that when compared to other popular brands in this scene such as the Beneteaus, Jeanneaus and JPK’s it is indeed shorter. But the Dehler also feels small in a good way – a boat that feels right for two from the off. It’s a size in which pretty much everything is close to hand without having to let go of the helm.

Short-handed offshore sailors prefer not to depend entirely on their autopilots. Instead, most take the pragmatic view that at some point it will break down and hand steering will become essential. They also believe that at times humans can still sail better than a machine. But aboard the Dehler 30 there is another issue and that is that once you’ve taken the helm, you’re unlikely want to give it back.

Cockpit layout suits single- and double-handed sailing. Photo: Hanse Yachts AG

Light, nimble and responsive, you barely notice that it has twin rudders such is the balance between them. In keeping with modern thinking it’s designed to heel fairly early to a point at which the windward rudder offers minimal drag, which in turn helps to get that single blade feel on the helm.

Manoeuvrability is good under sail, but also under power thanks largely to the fixed three-bladed prop which provides plenty of prop walk… which in turn makes up for the lack of prop wash over the rudders. Overall this is a boat that has been designed to be sailed hands on. Whether you’re steering from the side deck or organising the pit, everything is close to hand, making tacks and gybes as straightforward as they can be.

Our trials started off in a light breeze and in this the Dehler ghosted along nicely before conditions picked up to a modest 10 knots. That was sufficient at least to establish that this is a well-balanced, slippery boat. The modern sailplan gives the first indication of why it performs so well. A high aspect ratio non-overlapping, hanked-on jib that is just 5.5m 2 smaller than the 34.5m 2 square-topped mainsail is the first indication of an ample and sophisticated sailplan.

The furling staysail also makes for a good heavy weather jib for when conditions get punchy upwind. Photo: Hanse Yachts AG

Aside from the provision for a Code 0 and downwind asymmetric kites, the staysail mounted on a detachable inner forestay will be good off the breeze as well as upwind when things have got punchy offshore. The single spreader aft-swept rig is an important part of this with a set of D2s that terminate at the inner forestay mast attachment to give good fore and aft support when you’re hammering upwind under this reduced sail plan.

Less obvious, yet another big contribution to the all round performance, is the 2.20m deep 82kg carbon reinforced fin and 840kg bulb configuration. Aside from generating plenty of righting moment, the deep, parallel-sided fin is efficient when it comes to providing lift, a key reason why it feels like it gets into the groove with ease.

The choice of fin and bulb is interesting as it is unlikely to be treated well under IRC and provides another indication as to how focussed Dehler is on one-design and short-handed sailing. But if it does have a weakness it is the speed with which a snake pit of ropes can build up in the cockpit. And while careful control line management is the answer, the clutter stems largely from an overly sophisticated deck layout and snug cockpit.

The Dehler’s Code 0, with its trendy but practical outrigger, covers a wide range of wind speeds and angles. Photo: Rick Tomlinson

Having got used to what this boat is all about on deck and underway, the big surprise comes when you head below decks where, instead of a Spartan racing interior, the layout is far more modern cruiser. This is where the identity crisis lies.

Creature comforts

Had you simply headed below without looking at the layout on deck you’d likely not be surprised. The trademark Dehler offwhite/grey and red trim also has wood laminate saloon bench seating and a table on the centreline and looks just like you’d expect of a contemporary Dehler.

And with a modest galley to starboard that’ll take a portable fridge, an open plan forepeak, enclosable heads to port and a couple of ‘almost double’ berths aft, it looks like a snug modern production cruiser.

Creature comforts and trademark Dehler trim belie the boat’s racing aspirations. Photo: Rick Tomlinson

The giveaway is the lack of floorboards, which help to achieve a decent 1.82m headroom in an otherwise low freeboard boat. That and the internal water ballast tanks.

But for me the oddest of detail was the fabric hull liner. While it looks smart on a new boat, it reminded me of boats from another era that didn’t stand the test of time well, and made me question whether a boat of this type really needs it. On that point, Dehler says the creature comforts account for less than 100kg in total and suggest this is a good use of weight when it comes to broadening the use and the appeal of the boat.

But when the boat will be raced primarily by people who like having the sidedeck to themselves for hours on end as they chase down their rivals offshore, I’m not sure that comfort below decks is at the front of their minds.

This boat grew on me quickly because it was so comfortable and rewarding to sail. It just feels like it fits. It’s is easy to handle short-handed and so taps into this growing scene while also appealing to what sportier types may want when they’re family cruising. But sprightly cruising does come at a price. At a base cost of €108,000 excluding VAT and around €160,000 with a full spec and VAT paid it might seem pretty expensive for a 30ft production built, fast family cruiser. Yet come to it from a racing mindset and this is a boat that wants for nothing. With such a comprehensive and high quality specification along with the promise of good one-design racing, it’s an appealing prospect. So can this be both racer and cruiser? The answer is yes, so long as you regard it in this order.

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Dehler 30 OD: the most fun you can have on the water

• David Harding
• September 30, 2022

Can a one-design offshore racing yacht be suitable for short-handed cruising too? This might actually be the case with the new Dehler 30

Product Overview

Dehler 30 od.

• Very fast by cruising standards
• Surprisingly easy to handle
• Easy access to structure and systems
• Deep draught
• Limited creature comforts

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While we cruised along at a relaxed 10 knots, flying the A5 asymmetric spinnaker with 13-14 knots of wind on the beam, I couldn’t help thinking that this was a very efficient way of getting around the Solent .

It was efficient in terms of both manpower and size of boat, because we weren’t on a 40ft grand-prix racing yacht with 10 crew on the rail.

Neither were we on a multihull. We – and there were just three of us – were on a 30-foot monohull, and only the helmsman and trimmer were doing any work.

Yes, it was a race boat, but as easy to sail as most cruisers and going about twice as fast.

Whichever way you look at it, our speed-to-effort ratio wasn’t bad.

A mainsheet traveller runs almost the full width of the broad stern. The tiller linkage is above the cockpit sole for easy access. Credit: David Harding

The boat in question was the Dehler 30 One Design – an example of a new breed of boat that has been growing in popularity in recent years.

Anyone who keeps even half an eye on the racing scene can’t have helped notice the arrival and success of, among others, Jeanneau’s Sun Fast 3300, the JPKs and the J/99 .

These are light, high-performance racers with a difference.

Unlike some of the other speedy 30-ish-footers – the Mumm 30, Melges 30, Farr 30, Farr 280 and the new kid on the block, the Cape 31, for example – they’re not designed with the emphasis on fully crewed inshore racing around the cans.

To be fair, neither was the Mumm 30 restricted to that, since it was used for the Tour de France à la Voile for 11 years (and, coincidentally, has recorded a peak speed of 28 knots).

Ian Griffiths has bought the first Dehler 30 OD in the UK, and has his sights set on the Fastnet Race in 2023. Credit: David Harding

But the point is that this new evolution of race boat has been conceived with short-handed offshore sailing very much in mind.

Some of the designs were inspired by the proposed double-handed offshore class in the Olympics that was subsequently abandoned, though that loss has been compensated for by the growing interest in two-handed racing following COVID lockdown restrictions.

Dehler 30 OD: Designed to be different

For a boat to be sailed offshore , it has to offer accommodation.

To be sailed by one or two people, it also has to stand up to its rig without a row of bodies stacked on the rail, so stability is of the essence.

It will be designed for ease of handling with a small crew, and performance will tend to be optimised for straight-line speed, often with the emphasis on reaching.

A square-top mainsail precludes a fixed backstay. Twin backstays are fitted, purely for tuning. Credit: David Harding

By contrast, inshore IRC racers will need to perform on relatively short courses, predominantly consisting of windward/leeward legs and with frequent mark-roundings.

Boats designed for one type of racing will rarely excel at the other.

That said, the designers and builders recognise that people who race short-handed offshore will probably want to race around the cans on occasions as well. The Round The Island Race isn’t exactly around the cans, but it’s always interesting to see which boats do well in which conditions.

This year was a brisk one with a lot of reaching, and eight of the top 10 places in IRC Division 1C were taken by Sun Fasts; six of them 3300s (1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th) and the other two by the 3300’s bigger and older sister, the 3600.

The first 3300s finished in under 7 hours, at an average speed for the 50-mile course of over 7 knots – or rather more than 7 knots over the actual distance sailed. I photographed a fair few of them from my RIB as they planed past, and they were shifting.

Inhaulers and outhaulers for the headsail sheets mean that conventional tracks on the deck are not needed. Credit: David Harding

If you’re looking to buy a boat in this size range for short-handed offshore racing, the Sun Fast, the J/99 and the JPKs are among the prime contenders.

They have now been joined by the Farr X2 and the Dehler 30 OD, the latter being what Ian Griffiths chose.

He made his choice after looking at performance figures, VPPs (velocity prediction programs), IRC ratings and more, and his is the first Dehler 30 OD in the UK.

Ian is a relative newcomer to sailing, having sailed two legs of the Clipper Round-the-World race – taking in the Southern Ocean – with his daughter in 2019/2020.

His longer-term plan had been to buy a boat and take the family to the South Pacific, ‘to have a caravan on the water and cruise around’.

A raised sliding hatch gives standing headroom at the foot of the companionway. Credit: David Harding

The Clipper was part of his preparation. ‘If I could survive some of the world’s most notorious oceans,’ he said, ‘I should be able to build up my confidence and know that I would be capable of looking after my family.’

As it turned out, his sailing ended up taking a different course. When it became clear that family cruising wasn’t going to happen, he channeled his competitive instincts – already exercised in other sports including motocross – into sailing.

‘We’re a competitive family,’ Ian explained, ‘so things shifted towards the competitive angle.’

He had been looking into short-handed offshore racing before lockdown restrictions boosted its popularity, thinking that it would be nice if he and his daughter could enter RORC races such as the Fastnet and Caribbean 600.

Valves for the water-ballast tanks are easily reached in the companionway. Credit: David Harding

However, since his daughter’s university course clashed with the Fastnet, plans took yet another turn and he teamed up with Richard Gould, who had been his skipper in the Clipper race.

Ian and Richard started to plan an offshore racing campaign, with the 2023 Fastnet as their first big event.

To do that, of course, they would need a boat – and so began Ian’s quest to find one. Initially he looked at bigger boats too, including the Pogo 40, before ruling them out principally on the basis that a smaller boat would be easier to sail at close to its potential.

A handle and level system on the cockpit sole raises and lowers the Stealth Drive. Credit: David Harding

The Farr X2 was eliminated for reasons of cost, and so the list shortened. In a way the Sun Fast 3300 might have seemed the obvious choice, already having an impressive track record and with a similar IRC rating to the Dehler (typically around 1.033) despite its greater length, but Ian’s analysis pointed to the Dehler 30 OD.

Black Betty – named after the Clipper 70 on which he sailed – arrived this spring.

The go-fast factor

When you look at the features of the Dehler 30 OD and compare them with those of a typical modern cruising yacht, or even many inshore racers, it’s easy to see what sets it apart.

For a start, it weighs in at 2,800kg (just over 6,000lb). That’s not a lot for a boat with a 9m (29ft 5in) waterline.

The hull is vacuum-infused with E-glass and a cored laminate. A carbon mast comes as standard.

With a powerful sail plan, low weight, low-cg keel and easily driven hull, the Dehler 30 OD is an efficient performer to windward as well as downwind. Credit: David Harding

Below the waterline is a GRP fin keel with a 900kg (1,950lb) lead T-bulb on the bottom to keep the ballast as low as possible for minimum weight and maximum righting moment.

Internally the boat is far from stark by racing standards (cruising is mentioned several times in Dehler’s literature), but furnishings are minimal and the lightweight mesh hull-lining is removable.

As well as being light and with a low centre of gravity, the Dehler 30 OD can carry an extra 200kg (440lb) on the high side in the form of water ballast.

Equivalent to three (67kg/10.5-stone) crew on the rail, it’s pumped in and out (or sucked out if the boat’s moving at any speed) through a self-contained system and can quickly be dumped by gravity from the windward to the leeward tank just before a tack.

As you would expect on a boat of this nature, the bow is a semi-scow design.

Below decks, the Dehler 30 OD is comfortably fitted out by race boat standards. Bunk cushions are strapped up out of the way, and a wooden table folds out. Credit: David Harding

It also features reverse rake and the distinctive reverse-flare chines/chamfers seen on boats such as Rán VII to reduce weight and windage forward, stiffen the bow sections and help the air-flow around the foot of the headsail.

The moulded bowsprit can be removed for cruising.

Again as befits a boat designed with offwind sailing very much in mind, the deck-stepped mast is set well aft and supported by rod rigging with the shroud base taken right outboard to minimise compression.

A square-top mainsail is to be expected too, though one surprise is the single set of spreaders. They’re set well down the mast to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible.

A set of intermediates (D2s) joins the mast roughly where the root of the upper spreaders would be.

A simple galley provides all the essentials, including a zip-up door to the stowage. Credit: David Harding

Such is the sweep-back on the spreaders – the boat is not designed to sail deep downwind angles – that twin backstays are fitted purely as tuning tools.

Deck spreaders to widen the sheeting angle for offwind sails can also be fitted. While none of this is radical, the Dehler 30 OD does have one secret weapon: the Stealth Drive.

The prop shaft is encased in a moulding that, together with the propeller, swings up inside the hull to leave a flush bottom.

This even allows the use of a fixed prop, because it retracts into a prop-box inside which are most of the skin fittings including the inlet and outlet for the water-ballast system.

Off-watch crew have generously proportioned berths in the stern. Credit: David Harding

The thrust from the 10hp Nanni diesel does not therefore need to be compromised in any way by folding blades.

What it all means in practice is that, by cruising standards, the Dehler is a real rocket ship.

If you’re used to plodding along at displacement speeds with the occasional surf when conditions get lively, and to broaching all over the ocean as soon as the boat heels more than 25°, you will find the speed and tractability of the Dehler 30 OD to be a revelation.

I’m used to sailing fully crewed race boats and to the grip of twin rudders (they’re deep on the Dehler), but I was impressed by the way the boat hopped on to a semi-plane when the gunwale was almost awash and the foot of the A5 skimming the water as we reached along with the apparent wind well forward of the beam.

A moulded bowsprit projects the tack of the offwind sails but can be removed for cruising. Credit: David Harding

Being able to plane when well heeled at relatively shy angles is all part of the plan with boats like this.

The helm remained finger-light and the boat crisp and responsive to every tweak of the tiller as we weaved our way past cruising boats that seemed dead in the water.

Even without the kite in 15 knots of true wind we maintained over 8.5 knots, and still clocked high 6s when hardened up with the apparent wind well within 30°.

With a wide range of A (asymmetric) sails to choose from, you would be highly unlikely to continue under plain sail with the apparent wind abaft the beam: the A5 or (for closer angles) the Code 0 would be set as soon as the angle and wind-speed allowed. Such is the boat’s ability to carry these sails that there’s little reason not to.

Racing concessions

Of course there are compromises when it comes to cruising with a boat like this, quite apart from the draught.

It wouldn’t perform to its potential if laden down with too much cruising kit – not that there’s a vast amount of external space to stow it.

You have a locker right aft to starboard in the cockpit opposite the liferaft locker to port (which was missing its lid when we sailed).

Cruising sailors might find the boom on the low side, too. If you’re used to sailing a Finn, a Europe or an OK you will feel quite at home.

The carbon mast is stepped further aft than on inshore race boats. Credit: David Harding

Plenty more stowage is down below in the bunks either side of the engine, the casing for the Stealth Drive and the other centrally mounted systems.

Impressive though the boat’s performance was during our sail, we were still only in the Solent in flat water and moderate winds.

I saw Ian and Richard again during the JOG Weymouth Race and later in the Round The Island. Conditions were too light and popply in the former for the Dehler to get into its stride.

It fared better in the Round The Island when its proper laminate sails had arrived (as opposed to the delivery sails in Dacron that we were using).

The fuel system and water ballast pipes are easy to reach between the aft berths each side. Credit: David Harding

Peak speed to date is 16.4 knots and Ian has been keeping a bottle of Champagne on ice ready for when the 20-knot barrier is broken.

As for creature comforts – well, it’s light, bright and minimalist below decks but neatly finished.

You get an encloseable heads, a basic galley and decent berths for four people.

Because of the simple fitout and minimal trim, access to the fittings and systems is excellent. Other builders could learn from this.

Test verdict on the Dehler 30 OD

The most remarkable feature of the Dehler 30 OD is not only its performance, but also how little effort is needed to achieve speeds that one could only have dreamed of a few years ago.

If you want to get the best out of any boat in a racing context, of course that’s a different matter; a lot of work will be needed.

That’s what Ian and Richard are putting in now, and it will take time. In terms of manageability and the pleasure of fast, simple sailing, a boat like this has much to offer.

Code or A sails will usually be carried as soon as the wind comes off the bow. Deck spreaders can be fitted to improve the sheeting angle. Credit: David Harding

Being able to unfurl (or un-sock) a Code or A sail and hop on to the plane at double-figure speeds in only moderate conditions opens up all sorts of opportunities that have never existed before for monohull sailors.

Upwind performance isn’t lacking, either.

Ian and Richard had a tough beat back to Hamble after the Weymouth race, finding that the boat had plenty of power, especially with the water-ballast, and the ability to punch into a steep sea.

Would the Dehler 30 OD suit you and your crew?

Whichever way you look at it, the Dehler 30 is not a cruising boat. That’s not what it was designed for.

Nonetheless, if you like speed and efficiency and don’t need a shallow draught, there’s much to be said for a boat like this.

It narrows the gap between monohulls and multihulls such as the Farriers and Dragonflies.

The wide hull, deep twin rudders and water ballast mean that the boat is much stiffer and has far more grip than most cruising boats. Credit: David Harding

With a monohull you have the draught and with a multihull you have the beam, though with Farriers and Dragonflies it can be reduced for marina berthing.

For dinghy sailors moving up and who don’t want to lose the fun of a flat-out planing reach, I can see the Dehler 30 being a real hit.

It would make a fast, fun weekender and coastal cruiser as well as an offshore racer.

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Seeing Double With the Dehler 30 One-Design

• By Dobbs Davis
• Updated: December 1, 2020

Ben Corson and his partner Marta Hansen have for many years enjoyed sailing and racing a wide diversity of boat types, from a Flying Scot they keep on Deep Creek Lake in western Maryland to a series of larger and faster boats they sail on Chesapeake Bay. This latter group includes a J/125, an Open 6.50, and a Dragonfly 25 Sport trimaran . All have had their particular strengths within each genre of sailing – an offshore-capable keelboat, a lively sportboat, and a fast multihull, with the common element for all being high speed under sail.

“I do like going fast,” Corson confesses, while also admitting to taking fast cars around a racetrack a time or two.

So, his latest boat, named Narrow Escape , had to be quick, and yet he was looking for much more than just speed in a boat within the 30-foot range. The approach he took in his search was an academic one: lay out in a spreadsheet all the specifications, features and attributes of the candidates, placed alongside some known benchmark designs.

The designs in his study included the Jeanneau SunFast 3300, the L30, the Italia 9.98, the J/99, the Figaro Beneteau 3 and the brand-new Dehler 30. He had seen these in the 2019 Fall boat shows, as well as around town in Annapolis. In the race results at home and abroad there had been some impressive wins in PHRF and ORC, the two systems most widely used in the Chesapeake: Laurent Givry and Sidney Gavignet, for example, won overall in the 2019 Annapolis-Newport Race in La Defonce, Givry’s Figaro 3, in PHRF scoring; Ken Read and Suzy Leech won their class in the 2020 Ft Lauderdale-Key West race in the SunFast 3300 in ORC scoring; and Italia 9.98s were gold medalists in the 2015 and 2016 ORC Class C World championships.

And while World Sailing’s Offshore World Championship has yet to be run, L30s were selected over a year ago, to be used for this new event, while J/99s have done well in the UK racing under IRC. In contrast, the Judel/Vrolijk-designed Dehler 30 was getting a lot of advance attention, but the first boat off the production line in Germany did not make its debut until late January 2020, so there were no race results to consider in the study. Nonetheless, Corson made it clear that rated performance was of secondary concern.

The benchmark designs he used were the venerable but still solid Farr 30 and the versatile and the very quick Melges 32, both proven performers in a variety of settings. He reckoned the process of deducing performance potential in the candidate designs would be easier with parametric points of reference in ratios such as SA/DSPL, DSPL/L, etc.

Since Corson and Hansen are often sailing doublehanded, the favored design would need a deck layout and other features to support making this an easy mode of sailing with minimal compromise in performance. With this being a strong criteria, Corson’s choices whittled down quickly to the SunFast 3300, Figaro 3 and Dehler 30. After test drives on the two French-built designs, he’s opted for the German-built Dehler 30.”The biggest factor in our decision was the emphasis in the design brief about this boat being good upwind, good all-around in light to moderate air, and capable of planing offwind in a breeze,” he says. “This was a big deal for us in this area because without speed in those conditions you’re not going anywhere around here. Also, since we rarely have long legs of heavy-air reaching, the form stability in the wider boats translates to drag in our lighter conditions here, and the Dehler seems to have a more balanced hull form to get the stability when needed without excessive form drag when it’s not.”

For Corson, one attractive feature in the design plan is the use of carbon fiber reinforcement in the hull substructure. Besides giving more strength to tie together the rig and keel loads without adding too much weight, this allows for an open interior with only a ring frame separating the forward cabin from the main salon. The mast is deck-stepped, so there are no mast partners to leak and creak, and the compression post is smaller than a full-sized rig section to also minimize the impact on interior spacing.

Likewise, the interior pan design includes longitudinal reinforcements along the settee fronts that extend to the ring frame, and the V-berth and its structure is not only long and spacious enough to be functional, but also provides bow panel stiffness all the way forward to the watertight collision bulkhead at the bow, interrupted only by a carbon tie rod that anchors the inner headstay loads to the hull.

Features like these and the modern stylish layout make this boat feel much larger than its 30 feet, and even makes a convincing case for short-term couples cruising comfort.

There were other features standard to the Dehler 30 that attracted Corson: lightweight and energy-efficient lithium phosphate batteries, less than half the weight of conventional AGM battery power units, and the small but efficient 2-cylinder Nanni inboard diesel engine. One might wonder how an engine that weighs only 87 kg (191 lbs.) and delivers 10 hp can be an effective powerplant for a boat this size. This is due to the efficiency of yet another really cool feature normally found only on high-tech custom raceboats: the retractable propeller and shaft assembly called the “stealth drive.” This clever system deploys the shaft and efficient three-blade propeller downward away from the hull when needed, and lifts it back up into its position flush with the hull, allowing for both fast powering and drag-free sailing.

“I’ve always worried about drag, and had small folding props on raceboats,” Corson says. “Having a cruising prop available when you need it is outstanding, especially when it can disappear when you don’t need it.”Anticipating only two crew on board for double-handed sailing means stability upwind and reaching has to come from a source other than hiked crew. Some of this is produced by the hard chines in the hull shape that carry the hull volume further outboard to achieve form stability when the boat starts to heel, yet when upright is not dragging too much through the water in light air. This design strategy seems to work, since the measured stability index is about 117, just exceeding the minimum 115 needed for being compliant with the offshore category of safety regulations.

However, this boat powers up quite quickly with its generous sail plan, so achieving stability without more crew weight is important. The Dehler 30 uses water ballast tanks, which are certainly not new technology, but it can be a challenge to find the correct tradeoff of the amount of weight needed to achieve stability and where to place the tanks where they will optimize the sailing trim without adding weight. To do this, Judel/Vrolijk placed the tank at about the companionway position and outboard at about the chine, with 200 liters (53 gal) determined to be the optimum amount: not so much to add excess weight and take too long to move side-to-side, but just enough to offset the righting moment produced by about three hiked crew.

Another interesting feature is when the boat does heel, the small twin angled rudders come into their own: the leeward rudder is at the perfect angle and correct size to keep the boat tracking with little helm and no cavitation. Corson claims he’s yet been unable to broach the boat because the rudder remains fully immersed all the time. And the added drag of the windward rudder is minimized by its low-aspect design geometry. He also finds the tiller helm in good balance, with a level of responsiveness akin to single-rudder designs.

Besides what Corson terms the “Euro-styling” of the boat having its reverse full bow, long chines, fixed bowsprit, dual rudders, low-profile angled cabin house, full stern and dual rudders, what also stands out is its huge sail plan and its proportions. A large square top main of 33.5m2 and 98.3m2 asymmetric spinnaker flown from the end of the carbon bowsprit that is fixed 1 meter out from the stem means there’s plenty of horsepower to really get going offwind.

Yet the carbon mast being 4.3m aft of the stem (a full 1.0m further aft than a Farr 30) and having a single set of long swept-back spreaders allows for huge non-overlapping headsails of 28.2m2 in area, 25 percent larger than those on a Farr 30 and 15 percent larger than on a Melges 32. So, there’s plenty of upwind horsepower too.

Moreover, the inclusion of an inner stay positioned on deck aft of the headstay allows a smaller staysail to be flown not only as an offwind staysail for use with the spinnaker or Code 0, but also as an upwind sail when the breeze is up in the high teens. The sheeting angles of both this sail and the full-size jib are routed through a low-friction ring with multiple options for inboard, outboard and twist control. Thus, just like its larger offshore brethren in the Class 40s, IMOCA 60s and the like, the Dehler 30 with these rig geometries is also quite versatile with a diversity of headsails pre-deployed on the bow, an ideal set up for fast and safe short-handed sailing in changing conditions.

Another unique feature on the Dehler 30 is the ability to deploy short deck-mounted outriggers to optimize the sheeting angles of spinnakers and Code 0s. These are rigged further aft on the side deck about mid-cockpit rather than the forward positions seen on larger offshore yachts where their use is more common for power-reaching headsails. Currently they are not legal in the racing rules (outside of class one-design use) but this may change in the future as their contribution to performance is better understood by the rating rules.

“I look at the outriggers like a fun toy to play with to get more speed, and even though their use is outlawed now in the rules, it looks like they may be made legal in the near future,” Corson says. “I’ve spoken with technical reps from ORC, and this is on their research agenda, so we’re hopeful for their use in the near future.”

In general, Corson has been impressed with the level of analysis, engineering, and thought put into both the design and all the components of the boat. This goes deep into what seems like small details but they can be incredibly important on any race boat. So many production boat builders routinely equip their boats with a “standard” level of quality in the winches, blocks, lines, etc., and then offered higher-quality products as upgrades. This is not the case for the Dehler 30. It is fully-equipped with the best gear from the outset. For example, the running rigging, control lines and hardware used is all high quality, and during our sail testing there were very few items for the punch list, an indication that this boat has been thoroughly researched, sailed and re-rigged to be efficient and functional.

Lastly, Corson is impressed with the bang-for-the-buck value of the boat for all its features, although on delivery he did opt to have Beasely Marine fair the bottom to bring it to high-competitive quality, a choice most serious racers would make anyway with any new boat. And he’s thinking about getting Quantum to add another headsail to his inventory to fill a small gap between the largest jib and the inner jib/staysail.

While Corson and Hansen are not planning to be contenders, it’s easy to see why this design would be on the short list of candidates for the new Olympic Doublehanded medal in 2024 and beyond. Their plans are for daytime distance racing on the Bay and the occasional race in the popular Wednesday Night Series, so it seems the Dehler 30, for them at least, ticks all the boxes.

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Saturday, april 10, 2021, aeolos p30: smoking the dehler 30 od.

If you are a follower of this blog you have noticed that, more and more, posts are about big yachts, some bigger than 50ft, and believe me, not because I have a bigger interest in them than in smaller ones, but because new and interesting sailboats are appearing mostly among big yachts to the point of becoming rare among smaller sailboats.

The only remaining niche where we can still find small interesting sailboats is among the ones that are used mostly for racing, cruiser-racers, more pointed to racing than cruising, and true racing boats. and That's the case with Aeolos P30, that is a racing sailboat, one that is pointed more to offshore solo or duo coastal races even if it can be also used in crewed coastal regattas.

The other boat designed with the same program: winning in real-time coastal offshore races on a 30ft sailboat, is the Dehler 30OD and the Dehler will not stand a chance against the Aeolos, unless very particular conditions are met, with strong winds and a very disproportional downwind sailing...and even so I have doubts that it will be faster. 

https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2020/04/django-8s-dehler-30od-mojito-888-pogo-30.html

The interior remembers me of my first boat, a 23ft traditional 80-year-old wooden sailboat with a covered full deck and an open interior. My wife and I sailed it along the Portuguese coast, more than 40 years ago, living inside (and mostly outside), for several weeks. 

And if it is a small concession in what regards performance, on offshore coastal races, in what regards crewed traditional regattas between buoys, the beam is probably the right one (or very close) for providing the better performance on traditional regattas, that normally have the same distance upwind and downwind. This is even more true if the wind is in between 12 and 14 kts.

https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2018/02/l30-racing-and-cruising-on-fast-lane.html

https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2019/03/l30-shame-on-world-sailing.html

Out of that limitation, the Aeolos P30 is truly maximized for performance, offering much more spray protection and interior space than other fast racers like the Farr 280, Soto 30 or Fareast 28R, offering also more power, more stability and a rigging adapted to solo or duo sailing.

The Dehler is considerably beamier, with 3.28m while the Aeolos has 2.95m. The Aeolos is much lighter, with 1530kg (including a 6hp outboard engine), while the Dehler, with a 10hp diesel engine, displaces 2800kg. Both have similar torpedo keels with the same draft (2.20m) but the Aeolos has a lifting keel that allows it to be moored in shallow water (0.5m) and allows it to be easily charged on a trailer without the help of a crane.

How does the Aeolos manage this huge difference in sail potential to the Dehler? Basically with a much lighter boat with a much bigger B/D. The lighter boat is obtained with better building materials and with a much lighter interior, a truly racing interior. That means an almost naked interior. Big savings in weight comes also from the option of an outboard on a pod versus a much heavier diesel engine.

On the Aeolos the boom, the bowsprit, the tiller and tiller extension, as well as all interior, are made of carbon. On the Dehler, the boom and the tiller and extension are made of aluminum, all the rest is GRP, except the mast and some carbon fibers on the boat structure (fiberglass and carbon). The Aeolos does not have a proper head, much less a black water tank or a 40l flexible water tank with a manual pump or a mini galley, like on the Dehler, and all that saves weight. 

 Well, when I was young I have cruised in a boat with a similarly naked interior, with my wife, for more than a month at the time, and we were quite happy about it. It is up to you to find the right kind of girl, one that goes along with it, or else you really will need another type of boat, unless this one is used only for racing or solo cruising.

If I was a young guy interested in sailing and racing, and I had the means, I would be very interested in this boat, that truly corresponds to the image that was given to Dehler 30OD, the one of a racer that would be almost unbeatable, size by size, in solo or two-handed offshore coastal races, and a yacht that will be a lot of fun to sail. 

Some doubts can be raised because the Aeolos was not designed, like the Dehler, by a reputable sailboat designer, and built by a reputable shipyard.  I know of several very experienced sailors that basically designed their own boats, with some external help, some giving origin to famous brands, even if on the Aeolos the concerns can be bigger, due to the type of yacht, a very fast and light carbon racer.

Like the Farr the Aeolos has a deep single rudder, but mounted on an innovative smart cassette system, that  allows to pull the rudder up, when the keel is up. It will also allow for a very easy replacement in case the rudder breaks, due to contact with some submerged object.

The Farr 280 is built using an epoxy/e-glass sandwich, the Aeolos, epoxy/carbon sandwich. That allows the Aeolos to be lighter, but the biggest difference is due to a very different hull structure.  While on the Farr a more traditional one is used, with a big frame reinforced by some longitudinal beams (under the deck), the one on the Aeolos is more modern, with two main carbon bulkheads that hold a carbon box for the keel and three longitudinal frames, one forward, two aft.

If I am confident with Hans Genthe ability to improve the Farr 280 hull (a boat that he knows very well and raced extensively), to be more effective and faster on offshore coastal races, regarding boat engineering, I would like to be more reassured, especially because this boat has a hull structure different from the one of the Farr 280, and because the Aeolos is a more powerful racer, with more efforts involved, especially on the keel structure.

https://www.solico.nl/markets/composite-engineering-for-maritime

Several firms, from fluid engineering, passing by structural engineering and composite technology are referred to but none specifically related with high-performance sail racing engineer, except Pauger, but Pauger is not a yacht engineer cabinet, but a carbon Yacht shipyard and carbon mast building, and certainly a reference in both counts.

https://www.aeoloscomposites.com/location

As I said previously I like the basic structural design even if I would have liked to see it complemented, between the two bulkheads, with a small carbon grid, vacuum infused to the hull. All structure will certainly be laminated to the hull, deck and cockpit providing a very strong shell. If there is a weaker point it will be on the lateral support of the keel box and on the big efforts that the hull will be subjected on that area.

This boat has an incredible price and the specs are almost too good to be true. The materials are top, I am sure the running rigging will be very good, it is transportable, it can be class A, and the only points where I would require more information would be about the boat structure, not because it looks bad to me, but because the reputation and knowledge base (top racing yachts) of the ones that designed it is unknown. https://www.solico.nl/composite-news

For the same reasons, I would require more information regarding the shipyard that will build the boat, also about its financial stability and portfolio. Much of these doubts will be lessened once the first prototype is sailing and even more when several boats have been built.

https://www.aeoloscomposites.com/news

7 comments:

Sail boats are always a compromise of sorts. I have loved the Dehler 30 for a long time and this new competitor doesn't change that. Ultralight boats are of course faster, but I don't think anybody is going to call the Dehler 30 slow. The additional comfort and (ahem) waste handling amenities, as well as the global service and support network are the deciding factors that make the Dehler my next boat (probably). The Farr X2 does offer a similar comparison to this new offering from Aeolos. If I wanted a hardcore racing machine I would probably opt for the Farr instead. One of the biggest features of both the X2 and the Aeolos that I find most compelling for an offshore boat is the combing design that actually protects the people in the cockpit; something that's sorely missing from the Dehler.

No, I don't thick Farr X2 would be as fast, at least in most conditions. The Farr will be closer to the Dehler in performance not close to Aeolos. The Farr is not a carbon boat, the Farr does not even use epoxy resins and therefore it is not as light, not even close: 2500kg to 1530kg. Aeolos has a similar keel but more 10cm draft, and a superior B/D (52.3% to 40%). The Farr X3 has more beam (3.15m to 2.95m) and 250L of water ballast, but if both things increase stability, they also increase drag and in the end the Aeolos will have a superior Power/drag relation. And if the Aelos is already less expensive than the Dehler, it will be even less expensive than the Farr, that should be more expensive than the Dehler. On top of all that the Aeolos is the only of the three that it is trailerable. Off course, this is looking at the specifications, we will have to see how the boats perform while racing, and with a little luck, if they manage to finish the boat, we will see one Aeolos racing against 6 Dehler 30OD on this year's Silverruder. I am very curious about the Aeolos versus Dehler performance comparison. I am also very curious between the comparison performance of those boats with the slightly bigger JPK 10.30. Two will be racing. In what regards this race, that is the biggest solo race in North of Europe (451 entries for the next one) the Farr X2 will have a big disadvantage, and will be racing not against the Aeolos and the Dehler 30OD, but against bigger boats. This is not an handicap race and it is raced by boat lengths. The Farr X2 is just a little bit bigger than 30ft and that puts it on the next class, one that has been won by a Fareast 31R, also a carbon boat, lighter and with more B/D than the Farr. In normal circumstances I don't think it the Farr will stand a chance against the Fareast.

Hi Paulo Interesting points. For complete clarification though you contact me on [email protected] I would be more than happy to engage in a conversation about modern OFFSHORE yacht design. Regards Bret Perry www.farrx2.com

Hi Bert, Nice to hear from you. I have intention to make a post about the Farr X2 and I am very interested in your point of view regarding performance and advantages, comparing with the Aelos P30, L30, and Dehler 30OD. Please send me information and drawings about the Farr X2, if possible with photos about the development stage and the estimated time for having the first boat on the water. Can you tell me why the FarrX2 is slightly bigger than 30ft? That will put it competing with boats bigger than 30ft on the several races that consider hull length for defining classes. You may be interested in this post too: https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2020/02/on-rise-duo-and-solo-offshore-amateur.html Regards, Paulo - [email protected]

Would love to see how the P30 goes against a Cape 31 which is now pretty well established as successful at this size and speed.

Well, it did not smoke the Dehler 30OD, not on the 2022 Silverruder race where it arrived in 5th place being beaten by 3 Dehlers and a Seascape 27. But I guess we have to wait more to see if it cannot do better, because the boat was sailed with a bad regulated autopilot and without reefs on the sails (they finished the boat just in time for the race) and the conditions were difficult, sometimes with 30kt of wind. https://jbhsailing.com/2022/09/22/silverrudder-2022-in-english/

The Farr X2 almost killed 2, and Farr has said nothing in MONTHS. There is no way I sail a Farr X2 offshore, the D30OD is $340K and P30 is around $110K. The P30 smokes the Farr X2 and D30OD both in performance and value. Mark.

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The Dehler 30 One Design is the newest model from Dehler and the excitement abounds. Described as a master of both worlds, easily switch from regatta mode to cruising mode in a few simple steps. Go from competing in the Baltic 500 to having a short, fun cruise with friends in this incredibly versatile racing cruiser. This is indeed a new trend that sets a remarkably high bar in this class of sailboats. From the Dehler Carbon Cage, the carbon mast, bowsprit and twin rudders, to the Dehler Stealth Drive, the 30 One Design is bursting with performance. Born to compete, yet built for comfort, this high-performance yacht strikes the perfect balance between speed, handling, and comfort.

Nominated for the 2019 British Yachting Award in the Racing Yacht/Sportboat category, this nomination recognizes the performance, attention to detail, and innovative product that Dehler once again achieves thanks to decades of experience. Seattle Yachts is proud to offer Dehler Yachts and the 30 One Design to all customers on the west coast of the U.S. Contact one of our locations for details in Seattle , Anacortes , and San Diego .

A thoughtfully designed package on the Dehler 30 OD leaves nothing to be desired with maximum speed, handling and the unmistakable Dehler performance. The high-composite build that uses on the very best materials allows the Dehler 30 One Design to be extremely durable without the weight of traditional sailboats. Regatta-ready, there is nothing stopping this boat from competing in races that are open only to category A yachts. The easy-to-trim monolithic carbon rig and its aluminium boom extend tothe maximum length allowed. And with its deck-stepped mast, there is no possibility of water leaking below. 

Dehler Stealth Drive is a concept that only comes forward when needed. With the Stealth Drive, Dehler pairs a small diesel engine with a retractable shaft that is controlled by a lever in the cockpit.  When folded, the shaft and prop tuck up inside the hull, hermetically sealed behind a cover. No water resistance and no chance that nets, seaweed, or other foreign objects could tangle the prop and slow you down. Since no stern gear is being hauled through the water when sailing, we can even spec a fixed propeller with higher efficiency than a folding prop. This is a true innovation that results in an amazing impact for the private owner.The Dehler 30 One Design might be best known for its speed and light weight, but it also has some exceptional exterior features. Here are a few of the notable ones:

• Twin rudder and lead keel, a lateral plan that doesn't compromise
• Cockpit stowage
• Warm anti-slip in the cockpit 
• External helm system for optimal control
• Adjustable footrests
• Sliding dodger with 3D window
• Integrated bulkhead instruments
• Bowsprit with bobstay

A 30' sailboat that aims to be a racing cruiser isn't going to have the amenities and comfort in below deck, right? Wrong! The Dehler 30 OD has exceptional living quarters for its class. Dehler engineers have maximized space so well that you will not believe the room you have to move around. Enjoy these features in the salon:

• Fashionable mesh fabric lining the inner hull that's durable, stretchy, and comfortable.
• GRP-glass bulkheads help with the generous volume by being light weight, yet strong.
• The galley is versatile and well-equipped. There is also plenty of storage space.
• A lightweight fabric screen folds out on flexible hinges to separate the heads from the saloon and create some privacy. Preserve your dignity even with a larger crew on long passages. The manual toilet is equipped with a blackwater tank and deck pump-out. Simple and clean.

As far as accommodations, the DEhler 30 One Design uses its space extremely well. Across the 30'+ hull there are 6 berths including a double berth for the crew in the forepeak and twin berths placed aft. The two benches in the salon can also be converted to sleeping bunks. There is also a separable head. A lightweight fabric screen folds out on flexible hinges to separate the heads from the salon and create some privacy. Preserve your dignity even with a larger crew on long passages. The manual toilet is equipped with a blackwater tank and deck pump-out. 

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