The Victoria 30 was designed by Chuck Paine and has gorgeous lines. They are also extremally capable offshore cruisers, will accommodate 6 and can be sailed short handed.Boston Belle was built in 1987/88, has been upgraded throughout her life and has clearly been well looked after. A full survey was carried out in 2023 with only a few minor issues noted, all of which have been attended to.Owners commentCurrent owners have cruised in her to the Isles of Scilly (2023) Irish Sea, Inner Hebrides up to Skye (2024/25). She has been prepared for a cruise to the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and beyond, however owners now looking for a larger boat for cruising longer term with growing family and friends.Dimensions & general info.
LOA - 9.04m / 29.67ft
LWL - 7.11m / 23.33ft
Beam - 1.92m / 9.58ft
Draft - 1.40m (long keel)
Displacement - 4087kg / 9010lb
Ballast - 1996kg / 4400lb
Builder - Victoria Marine (UK)
Designer - Chuck Paine
Built - 1987
Launched - 1992
A Chuck Paine classic, moulded by Northshore to Lloyds spec, and fitted out by Victoria Marine, the Victoria 30 is an extremely pretty double-ender with good handling under sail, and beautifully finished accommodation.First produced in the USA as the Leigh 30, the Victoria 30 was designed by Chuck Paine in 1979, as an unashamedly traditional small cruising yacht. Built in the UK from 1982 to the mid 1990s, they are faster than you might expect thanks to a fairly modern hull form, with a long keel added for directional stability. Unlike more traditional long-keelers with a 'wineglass' hullform, there is a clearly defined transition between hull body and keel.'Yachting Monthly' described the design as ".... we were impressed by the speeds she attained" and "She had the sure-footedness and easy motion that you associate with a well-shaped long-keeled yacht of medium displacement".Hull, deck & superstructure
GRP Hull, deck and superstructure.
Double ender hull profile with long traditional keel and keel mounted rudder.
Wide hull topside stripe at the gunwale - Burgundy.
Teak deck & cockpit seats. In good condition.
Tiller steering.
All underwater though-hull and seacock fittings checked annually.
Moisture content checked (very low 2023 see survey report).
All antifoul paint professionally reapplied (2024), re-antifouled annually. Latest antifoul applied April 2025.
Interior & accommodation
The interior is traditionally styled with high-quality woodwork and a warm, cosy layout. Classic styling of white surfaces and light hardwood, with beige patterned soft furnishings.
Saloon bunk cushions and seat backs all in good condition.
All interior lights fitted with LED bulbs, galley, heads and over the head of bunks.
Sleeping for up to 6 people.
Separate heads with marine toilet.
Pressurised hot and cold water system.
JVC KD-X262 radio/stereo player with USB feed.
Forecabin
A good sized 'V' berth with infill to create a double.
Lewmar hatch with tinted Perspex. No crazing.
Lewmar opening portlight forward.
Heads
Separate heads between the forward cabin and saloon.
To port is a Jabsco marine toilet and wet hanging locker.
To starboard is the wash facilities with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
2 x Lewmar opening portlights.
Saloon
2 x settee berths.
Pilot berth with lee cloth to port.
Quarter berth / skippers berth.
Central table which folds up to the bulkhead when not in use and when folded down reveals a wine / drinks rack.
Lewmar hatch with tinted Perspex. No crazing.
4 x Lewmar opening portlights.
Navigation station
To starboard at the head of the quarter berth.
Forward facing chart table with internal storage.
Pedestal with 3 x storage drawers.
Open fronted storage cupboard with a shelf.
Galley
A compact but functional galley aft to port.
Round stainless steel sinks with chopping board cover.
Pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap.
Plastimo Neptune 2000 stainless steel twin burner cooker with grill and oven. Failsafe on all burners.
Cool box with new Isotherm refrigeration unit fitted 2024.
Dedicated storage for tableware and good general storage above and below the work surface.
Short hanging locker beside the galley for life jackets.
Deck, gear & equipmentDeck
Side decks secured by a stainless steel wrap round pulpit, stanchion posts with twin guard wires and a wrap round stainless steel pushpit.
Raised GRP moulded toe rail with teak capping.
Large cockpit locker for general storage.
Aft lazarette locker drained overboard containing 1 x 4.5kg Calor butane gas bottle with regulator and isolating valve.
Deck gear -
Lofrans Royal manual anchor windlass on foredeck.
Main anchor – 15kg Bruce with 30m x 8mm calibrated chain spliced to 50m x 14mm nylon anchor plait marked at 5m intervals.
Kedge anchor - CQR type with 5m x 10mm chain + 5m x 8mm chain spliced to 40m x 14mm three strand nylon.
Foredeck, midship and aft mooring cleats.
Fenders and warps.
Winches2 x Lewmar 30 self-tailing primary winches last serviced September 2025.Deck gear
Genoa tracks with adjustable genoa cars.
Full width main sheet track on bridge deck. Main sheet includes snap shackle to double as a handy billy for MOB recovery.
Rig, rigging & sails
Masthead, single spreader, silver anodised mast.
Silver anodised slab reefing boom with cascade vang.
All standing rigging replaced 2023.
Halyards and reefing lines at the mast with 3 Lewmar mast mounted winches.
Plastimo Genoa furling system, head swivel replaced 2025.
Spinnaker pole.
Sails
Cream roller furling Yankee Genoa with telltales and UV strip. Serviced 2024.
Cream Main with 3 reef points slab reefing in lazy jacks / zipped Burgundy stack pack bag. Additional high reef points above 50% luff, Serviced 2024.
Storm Jib
Tri Sail.
Cruising chute.
Engine
Beta 25hp raw water cooled diesel engine driving 3 bladed fixed prop. Serial No.5R2361, presumably fitted in 2005.
Owner maintained (receipts for parts on file).
Engine hours unknown.
Gearbox and cutlass bearing replaced in 2024.
Fuel consumption approx. 1.5l/hour at 2000 rpm.
Electronics & navigation equipment
Electronics installed 2023/24, NMEA200 Backbone.
Simrad TP32 tiller pilot with canvas weather cover.
B&G V60 DCS VHF Radio incorporating an AIS Receiver (2019), with fist mike and secondary mike position at the companion way.
Raymarine Axiom 9 Chart Plotter MFD (2022) at chart table.
B&G Triton 2 MFD (2024) by companionway.
DTS 810 Log / depth, water temp sensor (2024).
NASA Wind instrument with link to NMEA network age unknown but refurbished 2025.
Bulkhead mounted Plastimo compass with cover.
Electrical
2 X 12v batteries with BEP Dual Battery DVSR (Voltage Sensitive Relay) Cluster switches.
Shore power to double RCD socket under the chart table.
Solar Panel and solar controller.
NASA Battery Monitor.
USB A and C socket by chart table.
12v socket by chart table.
12v socket under companionway to charge mobile phones, tablets etc in cockpit.
Cabling and isolating switch for Emergency battery (Battery not included).
Tankage & systems
Fuel - 1 x 55L stainless steel tank fitted under the cockpit floor.
Fresh water - 2 x 110L flexible water tanks under starboard bunk and quarter berth.
Pressurised hot and cold water system.
Canvas work
Spray hood - Burgundy.
Stack pack with lazy jacks - Burgundy.
Dodgers - Burgundy with ‘Boston Belle’ in large letters. Storage pockets on inside.
Cockpit bag - Burgundy.
Tiller cover - Burgundy.
4 x deck cushions.
Safety gear & equipment
Plastimo 4 person Life raft in valise, next service Jan 2028.
Blipper type passive radar reflector mounted above the spreaders.
Two gas / smoke detectors
Electric bilge pump with pickup in deep bilge.
Manual bilge pump with pickup in deep bilge.
SS Jackstays on coach roof.
Fire blanket next to cooker.
Two dry powder fire extinguishers in main cabin plus 2kg extinguisher in cockpit locker. (2023).
Life ring marked with ‘Boston Belle’.
Man Overboard recovery sling.
Folding stainless steel boarding ladder stored in the cockpit locker.
Osculati emergency ladder.
Additional equipmentJacobs foldable storage cradle.