Comfort
Comfort 30
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The class rules of 2003 call the Comfort 30 a one-design boat in glassfibre. One-design here means the rules hold the character of the boat as one, not that every hull left a single yard. By those rules the Albinsson brothers designed her in 1969. The brothers' names do not stand on the open pages. The class was accepted by the Swedish sailing federation in 1977. Sailguide writes that the yard was not one: Industriplast in Arvika at the start of the 1970s, Sweden Boats in Stenungsund in the middle of the decade, later Comfortbåtar back in Arvika. The same page puts Stenungsund in brackets: that name is now Sweden Yacht. That is a Sailguide sentence, not an extract from a register.
This page is for someone reading a Comfort 30 advert who has not yet decided which yard built this hull. The live chips now say about 9.1 m and the years 1972-1980. Sailguide and sailboatdata agree on 9.09 m and a beam of 3.03 m. We do not put the beams 2.91 m and 2.8 m from the live opening on this page.
At a glance
Quick facts
- Production
- 1972-1980
- LOA
- 9.1 m
- Beam
- 2.8 m
- Model
- Comfort 30
Key takeaways
- Best for: Swedish yard classic with full-keel options and community
- Common issue: chainplate moisture on 1970s - 80s decks
- Typical price: archipelago weeks yes - modest saloon for year-round liveaboard
Technical data
- Length overall (LOA)
- 9.1 m
- Beam
- 2.8 m
- L/B
- 3.25
- Production years
- 1972-1980
Calculations and ratios
Brochure numbers need matching units. Open a FairHelm formula page for the classical form, rule of thumb, and limits before you compare listings.
Design history
In the sailboatdata table the designer is one name: Kenneth Albinsson. Pelle Pettersson is not named in the rules, on Sailguide, or on sailboatdata. The build years in the table are 1972-1980, and the hull count is 1,000. Neither the rules nor Sailguide give that number. Sailwiki repeats it. We do not make it the one figure for the series.
The same note says the hull is based on Rolf Magnusson's Joker S30. A few boats in the mid-1970s were built by Robertsons in Scotland, and the number is written "12?". We keep the question mark. A 1978 advert in England goes further: it writes that Robertsons built this hull as an improvement on the Albin Ballard and that the hull is the same. The header of that same advert names the yard Comfortbatar. Ballard is printed that way in the advert. The Ballad page already separates these cards: the Ballad grew from the Joker line, and the Comfort 30 is sometimes a neighbour on the boards, not the same hull. The Comfort 30 rules are silent about the Ballad. Weight 3,200 kg against 3,300 kg. Both write a draft of 1.68 m.
Typical problems
The underwater shape on sailboatdata is not that of the later Comfort 32: a fin keel and a rudder on a skeg, a projection of the hull, not a separate blade. The rig is masthead. The stated sail area is 36.23 m². Lead 1,390 kg. Waterline 7.07 m. That is one line in one card index.
A displacement of about 4,550 kg, a band of "about 300-800 hulls", Pelle Pettersson, and a score of 7.9 out of 10 from the live opening are the template, not these sources.
Annual ownership costs
The shallow keel and the cost table in kronor from the live page are not in these sources. The standard engine is not settled in the open sources. A Yanmar in an English advert is a replacement on one boat, not a rule for the series.
Calculators for this boat
Indicative figure for weekend use. The country supplies berth and winter. The insurance line stays the Swedish planning band - not a Danish, German, or Dutch premium. Maintenance stays Swedish too. Not a marina quote.
- Netherlands (annual contract)€3,700 - €6,312
- Sweden (planning bands)€4,950 - €8,550
- Denmark (two harbours, season)€3,771 - €6,191
Antifouling
Litres need waterline length and draft. This page only has length overall and beam, so litres are not calculated here.
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Pre-purchase survey checklist
Before a deposit, with no kronor table that lacks a source, and without the English "Main points" plaque.
- Which yard built the hull: Industriplast, Sweden Boats, or Comfortbåtar.
- Do not read the advert's line about "the same hull as the Ballad" as a class rule.
- Moisture in the hull.
- Age of the rigging.
- The drive and the shrouds.
The three states of completion are already set out on the Comfort 32. The question here is different: the yard's plate. The neighbouring comparisons, Vega 27, Maxi 77, Hallberg-Rassy HR 38, are for a fork of length and market, not for pasting Comfort 30 figures.
Expert verdict
FairHelm rating: 7.9/10: Swedish yard classic with owner community; scan chainplate moisture and age-related osmosis maps.
Vadim Nareyko, FairHelm Editorial, Last reviewed: 2026-07-12