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Shipman 28 |
Brief details
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Builder |
originally by Shipman Yachts, Denmark, and later
by Fiberman Ireland |
The Shipman 28 is
an attractive cruiser-racer from the 1970s, with excellent sailing
performance and reasonable accommodation for her size. The design
is unusual in production boats in having a trim tab on the aft end
of the keel to allow the helm balance to be adjusted |
LOA |
28' 10" |
Sail area |
457 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
23' 4" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
8' 6" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
5' 1" |
Berths |
4/6 |
Displacement |
6,172 lbs |
Engine |
Faryman diesel |
Ballast |
2,668 lbs |
BHP |
12 |
Keel type |
Fin and skeg |
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The Shipman 28 was first built in Visby in
Sweden in 1968, and shortly afterwards another production
centre was set up in Cork in Ireland. Production continued
in Ireland after they stopped being built in Denmark.
Designed by Olle Enderlein of Sweden, she was (apart from
the trim tab on the keel) a typical cruiser-racer of her era,
with hull lines similar to other modern classics such as the
Contessas, Elizabethans and Hustlers. Around 1,300 were built
in total, many still being raced, particularly in the Baltic
and in Ireland.
Shipman
are still in business, although they now produce much larger
ultra high tech carbon fibre cruiser-racers.
More information, although almost entirely In Danish, is
at the owners association website http://www.shipman28.dk/
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