Crown 28
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Development | |
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Designer | C. William Lapworth and Al Nairne |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1976 |
Builder(s) | Calgan Marine |
Name | Crown 28 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 6,700 lb (3,039 kg) |
Draft | 4.83 ft (1.47 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 27.75 ft (8.46 m) |
LWL | 23.33 ft (7.11 m) |
Beam | 8.83 ft (2.69 m) |
Engine type | Inboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
General | Masthead sloop |
I foretriangle height | 36.67 ft (11.18 m) |
J foretriangle base | 11.83 ft (3.61 m) |
P mainsail luff | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 155.00 sq ft (14.400 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 216.90 sq ft (20.151 m2) |
Total sail area | 371.90 sq ft (34.551 m2) |
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The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976.[1][2]
The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence and the Crown 28 is a development of the 1974 Cal 2-27.[1]
Design
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Crown_28_sailboat_Emerald_Seas_1794.jpg/220px-Crown_28_sailboat_Emerald_Seas_1794.jpg)
The Crown 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, inboard engine, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,700 lb (3,039 kg) and carries 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 4.83 ft (1.47 m) with the standard keel fitted. The fuel tank holds 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 25 U.S. gallons (95 L; 21 imp gal).[1]
The boat has a hull speed of 6.47 kn (11.98 km/h).[4]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Aloha 27
- Aloha 28
- C&C 27
- Catalina 27
- Catalina 270
- Catalina 275 Sport
- CS 27
- Edel 820
- Express 27
- Fantasia 27
- Halman Horizon
- Hotfoot 27
- Hullmaster 27
- Hunter 27
- Hunter 27-2
- Hunter 27-3
- Island Packet 27
- Mirage 27 (Perry)
- Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
- O'Day 28
- O'Day 272
- Sabre 28
- Tanzer 27
- Watkins 27
- Watkins 27P
References
- ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2017). "Crown 28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "C. William Lapworth". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Calgan Marine Ltd. (CAN) 1962-1979". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Crown 28". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 29 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Crown 28 at Wikimedia Commons