I had the pleasure of taking a Back Cove 33 on a trip of the San Juan Islands recently (you'll read more about that on this blog shortly, and you can check out the article "Whales and Fishes" in the December issue of PMY).  When I went and spoke with Bentley Collins, who handles all the PR for Back Cove and its parent company Sabre, he handed me the plans for the builder's latest model: the Back Cove 30.

The vessel's strikingly similar to the 33, and you wouldn't notice it from the exterior, but a review of the deck plans gives it away.  For instance, the raised dining settee in the saloon has been shifted to a sole-level settee to starboard. Also, the head below has been moved to port and there is no shower. Also, the sitting area there has been moved topsides. There is, however, still ample room for a couple to sleep on the V-berth, and the galley-down makes frees up more sitting room topsides.

 I had a great experience on my 33 out in Washington state, which was aided by her good running attitudes. I can only assume the 30 will have similar capabilities, and with a standard 12,000 lbs. displacement and single 315-hp Yanmar 6L, I would assume it will be pretty close.

For more on the 30, check out Back Cove's Web site, and check in here for my blog about my trip.