Similar to GULFSTAR 44. Built for the Florida based bare-boat charter company.
Evolution Non-BR
Discount Sails
Boater’s Closet Non-BR
Rigs: Masthead Sloop
Also known as MERCATOR 30.
Early boats were molded by Neil Parmentier himself and sold as bare hulls. Sometime around 1970, Parmentier, collaborating with Sieg Brunnenkant, redesigned the hull, created a mold for a new deck and coachroof (MkII version) and founded Mercator Industries. In 1973, Parmentier sold his interest to Brunnenkant who continued to build the boats until 1981.
The GOLDEN GATE 30 was also built as the FARALLON 29, BODEGA 30 and BAY ISLAND 30. Under the various names nearly 100 have been built.
S&S design #1147.
Draft Deep keel: 5.92’/1.80m
Based on an IOR 3/4 ton prototype.
Shallow keel (draft: 5.9′), and keel/cb versions (draft:3.5’BU/6.75’BD) were also available.
Based on a successful IOR 1/2 ton design, a number of different versions of the RUSH 31 were available besides the basic model with various performance enhancements:
The GTE, REGATTA which had a lead keel, and the ROYAL. (The RUSH ROYAL STD was a selection for the ‘Tour de France à la voile’ 1982-1983.)
In the US a boat based on this hull design was built under licence as the CAL 9.2.
Bruntons
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