The Willard Vega 30 was produced from 1972 to 1975, and was designed in-house by Hale Field. During those 4 short years, an incredible 110 Vega 30's were pulled from Willard molds. Willard Marine produced more of this model than any other hull. This model was built in 4 different versions, - Searcher, Voyager, Nomad, and Horizon motorsailer. 
The Searcher version is a 'pilothouse' style with flybridge above and a lowered aft cabin. 20 of this version were built, as listed below.
Vega 30 Searchers:
| Year | Hull No | Name | Location | Comments |
| 1972 | 1 | Kailana | Sequim, WA |
![]() ex-La Vita |
| 1972 | 2 | Mar Casa | SW | |
| 1972 | 3 | C-Dancer | SE | |
| 1972 | 4 |
Savary |
Comox, BC |
![]() ON 940062 ex-Knot Again, Lion Heart, Sally Forth - Savary Boat Page - |
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1972 |
5 | Hank | N. Cal |
ex-Keahi Girl; ex-St Cyr![]() O.N. 584610 L:27.8 B:10.5 D:6.1 GT:10 NT:9 |
| 1972 | 6 | Ignatius | Suwannee R., FL |
![]() ex-Minnie Moose |
| 1972 | 8 | Lugger | SW | |
| 1972 | 9 | Dulcinea | Norfolk, VA |
65hp Cummins. ex-Loon, Patience |
| 1973 | 10 | Friendly | SW | |
| 1973 | 13 | Ed's Piano | Brownsville, WA |
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| 1973 | 15 | Puffin | Bellingham | ex-Honey |
| 1973 | 17 | Vega | NE | |
| 1973 | 28 | Quequeg | SW |
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| 1973 | 31 | Molly James | Saltspring I., BC |
![]() ex-Dorado. |
| 1973 | 33 | F/V Dulcinea | San Francisco |
ON 554328 |
| 1973 | 39 | Dolphin | NW | |
| 1973 | 40 | Loki | Friday Hbr |
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| 1973 | 41 | Jack's Boat | SE | |
| 1974 | 93 | Happy Pappy | Palmetto, FL | |
| 1974 | 101 |
What hull number? Ruffian
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corrections or additions for this list.
Changes:
- 4-18-13: Hull 4 is now "Savary", located in Comox, BC (Canada). Owner supplied info.
- 12-20-12: Hull 15 is named Puffin (has been for a long time.) Located in Bellingham. Owner supplied info.












Comments
Correction to Searcher Hull No. 4
Submitted by admin on
Hull No. 4 was mis-identified here as being "Kailana", now corrected to be "Knot Again." But which hull is Kialana? If you know, please contact me.
UPDATE: Looks like she is actually Hull Number 1 -- the very first Willard 30!
F/V Dulcinea
Submitted by admin on
Our resident Willard spotter, "Rickized", sent along photos of Dulcinea, a fishing vessel in the SF Bay area. Can't confirm the hull number, but I put her down as No. 33 since that is the only one with no conflicting info in the database. -Thanks Rick