SMILING 28
Fractional Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1974
Dimensions
- LOA
- 28.54 ft
- LWL
- 21.49 ft
- Beam
- 7.71 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.92 ft
- Displacement
- 5,291 lbs
- Ballast
- 2,425 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.77 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 18.7
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 238
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 45.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 355.21 sq ft
- I
- 29.59 ft
- J
- 9.91 ft
- P
- 29.53 ft
- E
- 10.71 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1974
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 60
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Type
- Outboard or inboard options
- Mast Height
- 39.37 ft
- Headroom
- 6.07 ft
Notes: Sail area:\n-Main: 12 m² / 129.2 ft²\n-#1 Genoa: 21 m² / 226 ft²\n-#2 Genoa: 12 m² / 129.2 ft²\n-Spinnaker: 44 m² / 473.6 ft²\n\nSpecs from Sailguide.com (https://www.sailguide.com/), a great resource for Nordic built sailboats.\nRig measurements are from an ORC certificate\nThanks to Aernoudt Bottemanne owner of a Smiling 28, for pics and information.
Designer
- Jan Linge (1922–2007)
Builder
- Borge Bringsvaerd (NOR) (1956–1984)