PION 30
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 29.69 ft |
| LWL | 23.29 ft |
| Beam | 9.5 ft |
| Draft | 5.45 ft |
| Displacement | 8,378 lb |
| Ballast | 3,362.1 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.5 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 33.96 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 12.14 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 34.45 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 10.17 ft |
| FLforestay | 12.1 ft |
| Mainsail | 204.51 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 177.6 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 667.36 sq ft |
About the PION 30
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.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the PION 30 yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 29.69ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the PION 30yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a PION 30? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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