Shipman 28
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Development | |
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Designer | |
Location | Sweden |
Year | 1969 |
No. built | about 1,000 |
Builder(s) | Visby Albin Marine |
Name | Shipman 28 |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 6,614 lb (3,000 kg) |
Draft | 5.09 ft (1.55 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fibreglass |
LOA | 29.06 ft (8.86 m) |
LWL | 21.00 ft (6.40 m) |
Beam | 8.53 ft (2.60 m) |
Engine type | 12 hp (9 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,667 lb (1,210 kg) |
Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 35.10 ft (10.70 m) |
J foretriangle base | 10.66 ft (3.25 m) |
P mainsail luff | 31.82 ft (9.70 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.17 ft (3.10 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 175 sq ft (16.3 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 132 sq ft (12.3 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 646 sq ft (60.0 m2) |
Gennaker area | 285 sq ft (26.5 m2) |
Other sails | Storm jib: 58 sq ft (5.4 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 461 sq ft (42.8 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 821 sq ft (76.3 m2) |
The Shipman 28, also sold as the Baltic 28, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by as a cruiser and first built in 1969.[1][2][3][4]
Production[]
The design was built by , Visby and Albin Marine, all in Sweden and in the Republic of Ireland. About 1,000 boats were completed between 1969 and 1979, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7]
The boat was also built by and sold as the Baltic 28.[1]
Design[]
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The Shipman 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hull has a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,614 lb (3,000 kg) and carries 2,667 lb (1,210 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a diesel engine of 8 to 12 hp (6 to 9 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a single berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a single stainless steel sink. A dinette table is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1][2]
The maximum below-decks headroom is 71 in (180 cm) in the main cabin. The saloon has 62 in (157 cm) of headroom and the aft cabin 61 in (155 cm).[2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 646 sq ft (60.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.49 kn (12.02 km/h).[2]
Operational history[]
The boat is supported by an active class club based in Denmark, that organizes racing events, the Shipman 28 Klubben (English: Shipman 28 Club).[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Shipman 28 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Shipman 28". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Olle Enderlein". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Olle Enderlein". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Shipman". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Shipman Sweden AB". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Albin Marine". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Shipman 28 Owners". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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