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Stag 28 |
Brief details
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Builder |
Emsworth Shipyard/Salterns Yacht Agency |
The Stag 28 is not
a particularly well-known yacht, mainly because they were always
quite expensively built, and relatively few are around. Conceived as a
reasonably fast yet roomy shoal-draught cruiser, with a civilised
interior, they were built in both fixed-keel and drop-keel versions.
The centreboard version has a steel drop keel inside a stub fixed
keel. They are quite sought after by those who want a small shoal
draught yacht with a very nicely fitted out interior |
LOA |
28' 0" |
Sail area |
284 sq ft main & working jib |
LWL |
24' 8" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
9' 10" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
4' 5" shallow fin or 3' 1" to 6' 11" centreboard |
Berths |
5 |
Displacement |
7,500 lbs |
Engine |
originally usually Volvo MD7A |
Ballast |
2,800 lbs |
BHP |
13 |
Keel type |
Shallow iron fin keel with transom-hung rudder,
or drop keel inside stub fixed keel |
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The Stag 28 was designed for Salterns Yacht
Agency in 1976, with the design brief including shoal draught,
good performance, and well over 6 feet headroom, with a fully
fitted cruising interior. Peter Milne, well known at the time
for the Fireball and other dinghies, was commissioned as the
designer, and the yachts were built by Emsworth Shipyard.
About 50 were built between 1976 and 1980, before production
costs made continuing uneconomic. They were by then already
far more expensive than comparable sized yachts from other
UK builders, and French production yachts were then also coming
onto the market at yet lower prices.
"Practical Boat Owner" describe the Stag 28 as "....far
removed from your average 28 ft cruising yacht; she exudes
an air of solidity, practicality and thoughtful design that
lets you know she was conceived and designed by people with
priorities other than minimising production costs".
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