U530
Specifications
All figures come from the manufacturer's spec sheet and the CE Document of Conformity. Values noted “confirm” differ between sources and are settled before publishing.
Dimensions & weight
- Length (LOA)
- 5.30 m nominal — Q&A gives 5.41 m actual (confirm)
- Beam
- 1.90 m
- Hull weight
- ~170 kg
- Daggerboard
- 30 kg NACA section, 1.35 m, winch-raised
- Ready to sail
- ~200 kg
- Full displacement
- ~400 kg
Rig & sail
- Sail
- 11 m², high-roach, full-batten main
- Type
- Single furling, boomless; two full-length vertical battens
- Sailmaker
- Ullman Sails (Mehmet Ali Yelkenbiçer)
- Mast
- 6 m anodised aluminium alloy, unstayed
- Controls
- Single sheet + tiller
- Option
- Carbon mast (in development)
Rowing & power
- Rowing
- Sliding-seat, 3.5 m performance oars, stainless oarlocks
- Rowing speed
- 3–4 knots
- Power
- Outboard bracket, up to ~2.5 hp
Construction & safety
- Hull
- Fibreglass / foam core / biaxial glass / polyester resin (6 plies)
- Buoyancy
- Unsinkable — watertight compartments under cockpit, berth, bow
- Self-righting
- Weighted daggerboard; tested through full capsize recovery
- CE design category
- C
- Designer
- Bahadır Eği
- Built in
- Turkey
Capacity
- Persons
- 1–3 (1 = performance, 2 = ideal stability, 3 = cruising)
- Cabin
- Two adults can lie down / overnight
Measured performance
- Upwind
- 8–9 knots in fresh wind; tacks through ~90° (points ~45°)
- Reaching
- 8.5 knots in ~12 knots wind; double figures in fresher air
- At full displacement
- ~10–11 knots on a reach
- Rowing
- 3–4 knots
CE Category C — what it means
Certified to Design Category C under the Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU): inshore and coastal waters, up to Beaufort 6 (~27 knots) and waves up to ~2 m. The manufacturer’s guidance is to reduce sail above ~15 knots — which, with a furling main, is the work of a moment.
Setup & transport
Trailerable and kept at home — no marina berth. Rigged and launched in about 20 minutes. The unstayed 6 m mast (~12 kg) is stepped and unstepped single-handed in under ten minutes.
Options
- Carbon mast
- Camping / boom tent (in development)
- Light alloy boom (the sail still furls)
- Additional ballast (2×30 or 2×50 kg) for displacement cruising
- Cover, trailer, accessories
Pricing
Pricing is shared on request. Get in touch and we’ll send current pricing and exactly what’s included — a ready-to-sail boat includes the sliding-seat rowing system, oars, oarlocks, and motor bracket, and is CE-certified.
Come and sail it.
Get in touch to ask about specifications, options, and availability — or to talk through whether it's the right boat for the water you sail.