Halmatic 30

[mike]

Wife and I are looking for a good sea boat in which to drift off into old age.We like the look of the Halmatic 30, but I have little info on her. Is there anyone who can add to our scant knowlege of this boat. We want her to sail to sunshine and live two up for a few months on end, without devorcing each other at the end.
Many thanks Mike and Pat.

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[Twister_Ken]

Can't help very much, but I believe the H30 is a design that Halmatic built for Nicholson, and took over themselves when C&N stopped doing it. Was it the Nich31? At one point Halmatic hulls had a bad reputation for osmosis, but most/all will have been sorted by now.

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[Rowana]

In the good yacht guide, it says that the Halmatic 30, also Barbican 30 is a development of the Nicholson 32 for which halmatic moulded the hulls. It also says that they are Excellent all-weather long keel performers capable of serious passage making. I would go for it myself.

Hope this helps

Jim

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[DerrickHigton]

The Halmatic 30 was a completely new design commissioned by Halmatic from John Sharp. It was intended as a replacement for the Nich 32 which was, by 1979, being built and marketed by Halmatic. It has no other connection with C&N designs despite claims to the contrary in the yachting press.

I have owned one for 23 years and probably know its strengths and weaknesses better than anyone. Whilst not without its weaknesses, it is a very sturdy, seaworthy boat with a reasonable turn of speed and, surprisingly for a long keeler, excels in very light winds.

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[Twister_Ken]

I stand corrected, Derrick. Many thanks.

It's interesting that C&N did replace the Nich 32, with the Nich31 which Halmatic moulded. Superficially the N31 looks very similar to the H30. Was there some 'falling-out' between the two companies which prompted Halmatic to launch its own close competitor?

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[jamesjermain]

Yes, Halmatic felt let down by C&N and tried to compete with their former partners. The conflict, as always, did nobodyany good.

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[jamesjermain]

Here are some extracts from my A-Z review of the H30:

John Sharp designed this noat in the late seventies and she enjoyed considerable success during the early eighties when over 200 were sold. She was a conceived as a smaller sister tothe Nich 31 and Nich 32 which Halmatic had also moulded. She was long keeled,heavy displacement and narrow in the beam with a high ballast ratio of over 50 per cent. She was and is an excellent sea boat, well balanced, and with a comfortable motion. She is not particularly quick but she is enjoyable to sail. The accommodation has a two berth forecabin, and two berths in the saloon, one of which converts to a double. The heads is amidships, the chart table is huge but the galleyis compact. The hulls were robustly moulded and the interiors neatly,if plainly fitted out. They make safe and secure two-plus-two cruisers and are capable of serious off shore work.

To this I would add agreement with the comment about osmosis from which early Nicholsons also suffered.

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[tsailone]

Took a Halmatic 30 from Falmouth,England to New Orleans. A great voyage and thoroughly impressed with the boat. Crossed Port Morgan, Gran Canaria, to English Harbour, Antigua in 22 days which is a respectable time. Would recommend it as a fine yacht to make your dreams come true.

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