I found a scan of the English sales brochure online and decided to extract text and images for a more pleasant reading experience.
Given that this brochure contains only the 30 A model, it’s likely from late 1983 or early 1984.
Omega 30 is the newest member of our family. We trial-sailed her for the first time in the autumn of 1982, and we really carried out strenuous tests. We even exchanged keels and rudders and tried out various riggings on her. All of this in order to achieve the optimal combination.
Our work was not in vain. Some of the first owners sailed their new Omega 30s to prizes only a few weeks after launching. Already the first summer she won prizes in both the well-known Swedish races — Gotland Runt and Scandicap.
But although her lines indicate speed, when going on board an Omega 30 one gets the feeling that she’s family and long-voyage boat.
An easy-to-work deck area and broad side decks lead aft to a cockpit with room for all on board. A wide hatch opens into a roomy cabin fitted with beautiful mahogany. This is the boat’s natural center. It should function well at sea and be pleasant and comfortable in harbour. There is a sleeping compartment in the fore cabin and another one aft — both with two large, comfortable bunks. The aft cabin is accessible from the cockpit as well as from the main cabin. It is fitted with closets for sea clothes and several other storage facilities.
Omega 30 is a big boat. That strikes you immediately when you go below. We have provided space and facilities of a kind that are normally found only on larger boats. You will also be aware of this when you sail, because that’s when she reveals her long, fast underwater lines.
The Omega is strictly one-type classed, with her own class group. This means that as an Omega sailor you will find pleasant companionship with other Omega sailors and well-arranged sailing races for that class. It also means an even better secondhand value.
Fast, comfortable, beautiful, suitable for a family, easy to sail, high quality — all this at a reasonable price. We at Familjebåtar set those really high goals when we created the Omega 30 and 34 boats.
Does this sound like utopia? For most it probably does. But a lot can be done with a strong will and some stubbornness. We simply made up our minds that it was possible to solve our “impossible” equation. Now that both boats are plying the seas and have proven their worth, we feel that we have succeeded. But we’re the first to admit that this was achieved only with a great deal of thought and hard work.
This is how we did it.
Back of every good boat lies a good designer. But we needed more than a skilful yacht designer. We had to find someone who could meet all our demands. Someone with wide experience of sailing and boats who could combine that know-how with our visions of the perfect sailboat.
Fast
So we chose Ron Holland. His very name was a guarantee of achieving one of our goals — the fast sailboat. For ten years now Ron Holland has been designing winning sailing-race boats — from quarter-tonners to 80-footers.
We wanted our boats to be fast. Not only for the sake of speed itself but, above all, because a boat can never be fast if it doesn’t handle well. A boat that is fast balances, feels good at the helm, is solid enough to carry its sails well and has the right movement on open water.
Easy to Sail
It’s a pleasure to sail a fast boat.
It was taken for granted that Omega 30 and 34 should have 7/8 rigging with self-tacking foresails. This is an effective rigging that makes a boat easy to sail. The traditional, large and overlapping foresails are a product of measuring regulations and do not belong on family boats during normal sailing.
But the concept “easy to sail” covers a lot more than a simple and easily handled rigging. It is also a question of the design of decks, doghouse and cockpit. Of how one can sit and move about. In other words, how the boat reacts during sailing. These are qualities that have to be experienced at sea in order to be judged. And the Omega 30 and 34 meet the most rigorous demands in these respects.
The big hatchway on the Omega 30 provides air and light when the weather is good and simplifies passage between the main cabin and the cockpit. To the left is the galley with sink and two-burner stove with oven. There is plenty of room for storing away utensils and the large work surfaces make food preparation easy. To the right of the hatchway lies the passage to the after cabin, which can also be reached via a special hatchway in the aft corner of the cockpit.
The roomy main cabin gives the Omega 30 its atmosphere of largeness. The table is big and sturdy. The leaf on the port side can be permanently raised since all passage to the toilette and fore cabin takes place on the starboard side. Full standing height in the whole main cabin and in the toilette. The fittings are of matt-lacquered mahogany, made and installed by professionals who know how to create the cozy atmosphere that only wood can provide.
The after cabin is surprisingly large considering that it does not interfere with the comfort of the deck and cockpit. It has become a natural extension of Omega 30’s living accommodations. A private sleeping compartment with two very large and comfortable bunks.
All sails are handled from the cockpit. Halyard, reefing and trimming lines are drawn via blocks on the coachroof to a geared winch on each side of the hatch. The big sliding hatch is made of smoke-coloured plexiglass. Wide side decks make it easy to move between the foredeck and the cockpit.
The rail for the self-tacking foresail has been made as wide as possible without interfering with the freedom of movement on deck. In very light wind, we recommend that a big lightwind foresail of thin material be used, at least when racing. It is hauled in on the halyard winch on the coach roof via a loose block on the coaming, thus eliminating the need for extra arrangements.
Distinct, clean lines. A boat that moves swiftly and is a joy to be on — both on deck and below. Unbroken deck surfaces, free passage inside the shrouds, broad cockpit coaming that is comfortable to sit on. Functional, beautiful and safe.
Comfort
Comfort. Another of our goals. Not getting into one another’s way. Being able to sit comfortably, to stand upright in the galley, to move about in the toilette, to have privacy in the comfortable main cabin. These things cannot be described in a brochure. But we can promise you that you’ll find all of them in our boats — comfort!
Suitable for a Family
Another important characteristic. The fore, main and after cabins on the Omega 30 and 34 provide comfort and privacy. In order to be suitable for a family, a boat must have a protected cockpit, a good galley, a pleasant main cabin and much more. Take a good look at the Omega 30 and 34. You’ll find all these comforts and many more.
Beautiful
Beautiful. Of course, taste varies a lot but who doesn’t like sailing a beautiful boat? From the very start we had a clearly defined goal — Omega 30 and 34 were to be beautiful boats with proportional and harmonious lines. Slim and modern without the over-exaggerated angular or modernistic creations introduced during the 70s. And have we succeeded? Only you can determine that. But we do believe that an Omega sailor will be proud of his boat, both at sea and in harbour.
Quality
Quality is a more concrete concept. It can be compared. It is possible to measure various qualities. We have placed great demands on quality. We do not build the Omega boats ourselves. By farming out the work (carried out according to careful specifications), we can choose the best shipyards and manufacturers. In this way, for instance, the plastic work can be carried out by specialists in that field while interior wooden fittings are installed at another shipyard that has skilful craftsmen.
It isn’t always easy to see from the outside whether or not a boat has been built properly. Therefore, we have had the National Swedish Administration of Shipping and Navigation inspect our building methods. Their “blue label” is found on all Omega 30 and 34 boats — the stamp of quality and a safety guarantee — and not least of all — a high secondhand value.
Reasonable Price
So far, so good. But as the old saying goes — quality seldom comes cheap. This is not always the case, however. After all, a reasonable price was one of the basic prerequisites we had set for the Omega boats. Our prices are not higher even when comparing only size. On the contrary.
But don’t judge only price and size! Take another look at those other characteristics: comfortable, fast, beautiful, suitable for a family, easy to sail, quality. If you do that, the price will surprise you even more.
Familjebåtar
Familjebåtar AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fjällräven AB, which company was introduced on the Swedish stock market in the autumn of 1983.
We have our head office in Saltsjöbaden, just outside Stockholm. In addition to the Omega 30 and 34, we also build the Omega 28 and 42.
