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Finngulf Yachts 28E

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1998–2005

A Karl Strahlmann-designed fractional sloop built for IMS competition with a stiff fin-and-bulb keel configuration

Designed by Karl Strahlmann & Karl-Johan Strahlmann.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

192 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 192
EasygoingPowered-up

17.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.9
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.9
Displacement / length
192.2
Comfort ratio
20.4
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
857
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1998–2005
Units built
35
Designer
Karl Strahlmann, Karl-Johan Strahlmann
Builder
Finngulf Yachts

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