Loco recently admitted to me, in a tearful moment, that only 80 Express 30's
were built!!!
Holy Godzooky! Calling that poor ugly thang a still-born failure was a
understatement if there ever was one!
Why did it fail?
1) Terribly overpriced at the time.
2) Bland interior that was downright awful on some versions
3) Ugly deckhouse and overall look turned off many buyers.
4) Primitive cockpit design, hard edges and best for a tiller
5) No marque value or reputation for quality dispite a few good reviews.

Now lets look at a raceboat that worked and had more than 600 built...the J30.
1) Fast, fast, fast and fun to sail.
2) A real racer with a tiller.
3) a simply great cabin.
4) Deck and cockpit designed for racers
5) Plenty of other J30's to race against! There are 5 on City Island alone!
6) Racer oriented fractional rig.

So IF YOU WANT TO RACE, why buy the Express 30? One reason...price. They can be
found CHEAP. By contrast, a nice J30 will still command 30K or more.

Capt RB