Thompson T830

Sailing

The Thompson T830. Unsurpassed in the world of Sports Boats. This is the most “Simple Light and Robust”  weapon available to any Sports boat sailor.

3 metre beam on deck, narrow on the waterline – powerful upwind, awesome downwind.

With the masthead or fractional spinnaker this is a no compromise racer – it can take you at a pace you’ve never been before. The large carbon fibre rig dismantles into 2 pieces for ease of trailering and easy stepping. Everything about this boat says Fast and Easy.

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The T830 has excelled in Europe where it has won many races. Its light weather performance is second to none.

The boat can be trailer on the special cantering trailer within the normal road limits.

The rotating carbon prod assists in sailing low downwind angles with asymmetric spinnaker.

Features

Design

The T830 is designed as a one design with the added advantage of being a superb PHRF racer often beating the 40 footers around the course.

The designers have utilises the latest VPP software to help create a boat that is very fast and stable upwind yet exhilarating downwind.

It features wide and comfortable side decks and a large cockpit, all of the sailing controls are simple and easy to use.

The rig features no permanent backstay with rig tension adjusted from an optional hydraulic ram under the mast. The carbon mast is designed with the mainsail roach to bend in the puffs and allow the mainsail to exhaust.

Construction

The T830 is constructed using carbon/eglass fiber and epoxy resin with a foam core. Carbon fiber is used for additional stiffening where appropriate.

Internals are used with a simple grid system of foam ringframes.

The keel and rudder are constructed using carbon fiber stiffening.

Rig

The mast and boom are constructed in carbon fiber.

Shrouds are Dyform with Aluminium spreaders.

The bow prod is articulating and constructed of carbon fiber.

Deck Fitout

The deck has been kept as simple as possible.

Harken fittings have been throughout deck including winches.

Spinlock stoppers used for lines.

Sails

Mainsail, light and medium jib with a heavy air option.

Spinnakers are asymmetric with one masthead and one fractional.

Code 0 is also available.

Dimensions

	Metric	Imperial
LOA	8.3 metre	27.2 feet
Beam	3.0 metre	9.8 feet
Draft	2.25 metre	7.4 feet
Sailing Weight	1400 kg	2882 lb
Crew Weight (6 people)	510 kg	1122 lb
Ballast	890 kg	1100 lb
SA UP	51.0 sq. m	549 sq. ft
SA Down	141.4 sq. m	1522 sq. ft