Introducing the Soto 30

It’s time to have fun again...

Many of the photos in this document are of the Soto 40 One Design
We acknowledge the photography of Matias Capizzano - www.capizzano.com
WELCOME TO THE
NEW SOTO 30

Since the success of the Soto 40

there have been many requests for
a smaller sister. You liked the big
square-top mainsail, the huge flush
deck, excellent crew ergonomics
and large, deep cockpit.

So we developed a smaller version

bringing you all the things you liked
but in a 30 foot (9.1 metre) package.

But what makes the Soto 30

stand out from other similar sized
sportsboats?

The new Soto 30 One Design has

been designed, without apology, as
a new generation fast sportsboat.
It will be sailed by five in one
design configuration but able to
comfortably accommodate others
for the club or social races too.
Indeed, the Soto 30 can be easily
sailed at Club Level or raced hard in
one design fleets.

Without any concessions to the

various handicap systems, the
designer has been free to ensure
that the Soto 30 is simply a fast,
balanced, fun and thoroughly
contemporary race boat. Clearly, the
yacht follows along the same design
cues as it’s larger sister, the Soto
40. But you will also recognise the
many small details that makes this
yacht stand out from its peers in the
market.

The new Soto 30 One Design will

be managed by the same team
who control the Soto 40 Class. This
Management Group brings a high
level of professional skills and
experience accumulated over years
in grand prix yacht racing.

For the weekly club races, for the

occassional regatta, for competition
in One Design class racing -
the new Soto 30 brings a fresh
alternative to the market in a sexy
30 foot package.
 FEATURES
So let’s look at what we believe to be
the features of the new Soto 30 One
Design...

• cockpit is enormous at over 4

metres long (13 feet) and around
450mm (1.5 feet) deep
• hull flare aft adds to crew
comfort and keeps you a bit drier
• carbon rudder, keel fin and tiller
• 51% ballast ratio with ALL the
weight in the torpedo bulb
• simplified, uncomplicated deck
layout
• world-standard equipment
specification
• a modern and powerful carbon
rig engineered and constructed
by King Composites
• a simple, uncluttered underdeck
layout with plenty of room for
sails and storage
• fully retractable keel with single-
lift point included
“We wanted to create the new Soto 30 foot one design yacht • designed to be raced with just
as an evolution of the 30 foot genre. We did this by building on five (or 450 Kgs in OD spec) but
the experience of some of the best racing 30s in the world and plenty of room for others when
adding a few lessons we learnt from the 40” not doing the OD thing
• the same design and
Javier Mendez, Director, M Boats management team as the world
class Soto 40
• offset main hatch to provide full
access when the keel is up or
down
• spinnaker retrieval system with
retractable spinnaker pole
 “There simply isn’t any other 30 foot racing yacht that has
the same volume and useful space for the crew than the
Soto 30. Everything is where it’s meant to be and designed
to keep your focus on the race, not working too hard”
Torkel Borgstrom

THE SOTO 30 TEAM

We’re proud to introduce you to some
of the key team members behind the
Soto 30.

• Leading the way is the highly

respected and successful Javier Soto
Acebal, the designer behind the Soto
40, some of the iconic Wally Yachts and
many, many other racing, cruising,
dayboat and motorboats over the years.
His design office brings Argentian flare
to his yachts which are as pretty to look
at as they are fast.
“One thing we found with
the Soto 40 was that the
• The building team is headed by Javier helmsman and crew really
Mendez and the experience of M Boats. liked the enormous working
M Boats have been responsible for the
space. It made the sailing a
entire Soto 40 building program with
21 yachts launched in this exciting 40 lot more comfortable, safe
foot OD class (so far). This is on top of and enjoyable. The flush deck
over 15 hi-tech custom yachts and a life and huge cockpit have been
of experience in the yacht construction a break-away feature of the
industry.
design and will be just as
important in the Soto 30”
• Torkel Borgstrom, the driving force
behind the exciting Soto 40 sail program
from the North Sail loft. Torkel has won
or been involved in just about all the
important dinghy and offshore races
during his career and has been deeply
involved in the Soto 40 and Soto 30
projects since their inception.

• Tim Long provides the marketing and

communications support for the Soto 30
and 40. Websites, brochures, keeping
everyone up to date with the news of
the Class. Works in conjunction with
the Management Groups to provide
the links between the boat, sailor and
Class. Been racing ridiculously light 30
footers in Australia for 25 years.

Other members of the M Boats office

and Management Group have been
developing many of the details including
the Class rules, specification, shipping
cradle design, engineering and
retractable propulsion system.
 Photos by Matias Capizzano - www.capizzano.com

IT’S NOT JUST

ABOUT THE BOAT...
....no, it’s about good racing and
developing a Class. The Soto 30
has been developed by the Soto 40
One Design Management Group
who have been lending their
considerable experience to the
project.

KEEP
When youIT REAL
purchase your Soto 30
you are linking into a network that
is working to establish one design
fleets around the world - just like
the Soto 40.

One Design Rules, professional

administration, organising and
running events; the Soto 30 Class is
born with many of these elements
already in place.

As with the Soto 40, the smaller

sister is all about re-inventing great
racing and moving back to fun, fast
and exciting sailing in a beautifully
balanced design without concession
to handicaps.

The Soto 30 fleets will be able to link

in with exisiting Soto 40 regattas
and, as things progress, develop
their own unique circuit as well.

So, it’s not just about the Soto 30

One Design - the boat. It’s about
inviting you to enjoy better sailing,
better competition and having twice
the fun at half the cost.
 SPECIFICATIONS
LOA 9.15 m 30’
LWL 8.73 m 28’ 7”
Beam 2.94 m 9’ 7”
Draft (down) 2.00 m 6’ 6”
Displ 1700 kgs 3740 Lbs
Bulb 870 Kgs 1914 Lbs
I 11.66 m 38’ 3”
ISP 12.77 m 38’ 8”
J 3.73 m 12’ 3”
J + bowsprit 6.05 m 19” 10”
P 11.68 m 38” 3”
E 4.16 m 13’ 7”

Designer Javier Soto Acebal

Builder M Boats, China
WHAT’S INCLUDED

SOTO 30 ONE DESIGN

STANDARD SPECIFICATION
INCLUDED
• Hull, deck and interior constructed
from E-glass, PVC and epoxy resin
with carbon fibre re-enforcements
using vacuum-infusion, post-cured
in oven. Engineered and built to
meet or exceed ABS standards
• Hull and deck finished in epoxy
gelcoat. Single bootstripe included.
Non-skid sprayed on deck areas,
custom adhesive non-skid for
cockpit floor
• Interior including berths with
30mm cushions, removable sole
panels, finished in polyurethane
‘matterhorn white’ paint
• Carbon fibre retractable bow-sprit
and custom spinnaker launch
system
• Electric outboard propulsion with
retractable drive leg, fitted inboard
• Fully integrated electric battery
system. One rechargable lithium
sealed battery, DC electrical panel
and circuit breakers, interior LED
lights (bi-colour), LED navigation
lights
• Deck hardware includes; 2 x
30 2-speed primary and 2 x
30 2-speed backstay winches,
Spinlock rope jammers, circular
articulated tinted acrylic forehatch,
6 x composite tapered staunchions,
SS pulpit and pushpit, single 1 x
19 SS lifeline wire, transverse jib
tracks fully adjustable with deck
control lines, cunningham, outhaul
and vang led aft to mainsheet
trimmer, mainsheet - 6:1 coarse/4:1
fine, four cockpit side inspection
hatches, moulded footrests, custom
aluminium foredeck toe-rail
• Custom running rigging package
• Carbon fibre keel fin and lead bulb.
Lifting point installed
• Carbon fibre transom-hung rudder,
custom carbon tiller and Spinlock
tiller extension
• Custom carbon mast, aluminium
boom (outhaul installed) and
spreaders, halyards, PBO standing
rigging, SS forestay, Tuff Luff
• Sails - owner’s choice of brand
(controlled by Soto 30 One
Design rules) Main, 3 x jib, 2 x
asymmetrical
• Electronics - owner’s choice of
brand (controlled by Soto 30 One
Design rules)
• Yacht guaranteed to comply with
Soto 30 One Design Class Rules
and specifications
• (This general specification can be
changed at the discretion of the
Soto 30 OD Management Group at
any time)
NOT INCLUDED
• Shipping, sails, racing electronics,
local taxes and handling costs
OPTIONS
• Mast jack - USD $1,580.00
• Custom colours and graphics
CONTACTS
WEB www.soto30.com

EMAIL Timothy Long

l info@longitudeyachts.com

Javier Mendez
ljavier.m@mboats.com.ar