Victoria 30 for sale in Gillingham United Kingdom

1988 Victoria 30 For Sale in Kent. 

This boat is a good option for anyone looking for a comfortable and secure vessel for long distance sailing passages. With room for two people to live comfortably and space to entertain up to four or five on shorter cruises. Its a good choice for those who love to sail.

The double-ended hull is designed to provide excellent stability and speed, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable ride. The  owner who has unfortunately passed away has maintained the boat in good condition. 

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The interior of this Victoria 30 is warm and inviting, featuring a teak and holly cabin sole, teak bulkheads, and white laminate overheads and coach top sides. Plus, with six feet of headroom in the main saloon. This Victoria 30 offers 5 Berths in 1 cabin.

The fore cabin offers a V berth with infill creating a double berth that benefits from under berth storage. The Hull side shelves provide additional storage. Additionally, the side coach roof windows and deck hatch provide plenty of light, ventilation, and emergency escape options. Access to the chain locker is through the forward bulkhead, ensuring that you can easily access your equipment whenever you need it.

Moving aft the heads are located behind the forepeak and consists of a stainless steel sink mounted in a vanity unit, manual cold water, a marine toilet, and a mirror.

The main saloon offers two settees to both port and starboard that can be converted into single berths.  The saloon also offers teak drop down table to starboard and significant storage under and behind the saloon berths. 

This boat also offers a large forward facing chart table on the starboard side which accommodates full-size charts. The table also offers storage underneath for several charts. Also, in this area is navigational Instrumentation and the electrical distribution panel. Located behind the chart table is a quarter berth, with under berth storage. 

The galley is to port with ample work surface and deep storage. It has a 2-burner gas cooker with grill and oven, cool box, and a single stainless-steel sink with manual pumped cold water.

The companionway leads up to a large aft cockpit for a boat of its size with bench seating. The cockpit also consists of a Compass, Depth gauge, Wind direction and speed log, and engine controls at the rear of the vessel.

All in all, this Victoria 30 is a vessel that's designed with comfort, convenience, and safety in mind, making it the perfect choice for anyone looking to embark on a long-distance sailing journey.

Deck Equipment:

• 1 x Anchor
• 1 x Kedge anchor
• Windlass (electric)
• Mainsail cover
• Sprayhood
• Cockpit enclosure
• 6 x Fenders
• 4 x Mooring warps
• Named Cockpit Dodgers with pockets
• Cockpit Cushions 
• Yacht Cradle 
• Inflatable Tender - Avon Redcrest 
• 2HP Outboard - Yamaha 

Navigation Equipment:

• Compass (Compass)
• Depth (Stowe)
• Speed/Log (Stowe)
• Windspeed/Direction (Stowe)
• VHF Radio (Icom ICM411)
• GPS (Furuno)
• Autopilot (Raymarine)
• Navigation lights (Deck and Mast Level)
• Clock/Barometer

Safety Equipment:

• 2 x Fire extinguishers
• Fire Blanket
• 2 x Cockpit harness points
• 3 x Harnesses
• 6 x Lifejacket
• Spotlight
• 1 x Horseshoe Lifebuoys
• 1 x Floating Light
• 1 x Danbuoy
• MOB Sling
• 1 x 4 Person Liferaft (out of service date)
• 1 x Manual Bilge pump
• 1 x Electric Bilge pump
• First aid kit
• Radar reflector (Echomax)
• Bosun Chair
• Mast Ladder 
• Fog Horn
• Galley Safety Strap 

Keel Hull:

Encapsulated, Long Keel

History & Construction

This Victoria 30 is a classic yacht designed by Chuck Payne and built by Victoria Marine Limited in 1988. This boat is currently out of the water and currently having the anodes replaced and and her hull polished. The cutlass bearing was last changed in 2023. 

Sails and Spars:

This Victoria 30 has a Bermudan sloop rig, with a keel stepped Proctor aluminium mast and boom, with stainless steel standing rigging. The vessel has a Furlex furling headsail with a slab reefing mainsail, with lazyjacks. The age of the standing and running rigging is unknown.

Winches

2 x Sheet winches (Lewmar 30 self-tailing)

3 x Halyard winches (Lewmar 6)

Sails

2 x Mainsail (age & make unknown, in good condition)

2 x Storm (age & make unknown, in good condition)

2 x Genoa (age & make unknown, in good condition)

1 x Spinnaker & Sock (age & make unknown, in good condition)

Mechanical Systems:

This Victoria 30 has a single, 18HP Yanmar 2GM20 diesel engine powering a shaft-driven three-bladed fixed propeller. The engine was last serviced by the owner in 2023. The Yanmar is supplied by an 45.5-litre capacity metal fuel tank with Morse controls. This yacht will cruise at approximately 6 knots and has an approximate maximum speed of 7 knots.

Electrical Systems:

2 x12-volt 100Ah batteries, charging from alternator and via 240v shore power system battery charger. The boat also benefits from a 240V ring main system.