⛵ Sailboat DB

H-28 (HERRESHOFF)

Masthead Ketch • Long keel w/trans. hung rudder • Built 1942

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Dimensions

LOA
26.94 ft
LWL
22.81 ft
Beam
8 ft
Max Draft
3.5 ft
Displacement
10,500 lbs
Ballast
2,800 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.46 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
15.1
D/L Ratio ⓘ
395
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
26.7%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
454 sq ft
I
35.3 ft
J
13.5 ft
P
32 ft
E
13.5 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Rig Type
Masthead Ketch
Hull Material
various
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1942
Last Built
Number Built
Notes: Sloop or Ketch.\nSome builders of this design, or it's variants include:\n\nCompass Yachts Ltd. (NZ) 1970-1984 FG (modified by John Lidgard) \nFar East Boats Ltd.(Japan)\nInternational Marine (Japan) \nCheoy Lee Shipyard (Hong Kong) BERMUDA 30 \nWalker Boat Co Ltd.(AUS)\nParkins Marine - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (USA)\nMiddleton Marine - La Crosse, FL (USA)\nGallart Shipyard (ESP)

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