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Moody 28 Twin Keel

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · 1985–1987

A Bill Dixon and Angus Primrose-designed masthead sloop featuring twin keels for shallow-water cruising

Designed by Bill Dixon & Angus Primrose, built by Marine Products Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2026 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
240.8
Comfort ratio
20.1
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
834
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1987
Units built
70
Designer
Bill Dixon, Angus Primrose
Builder
Marine Products Ltd, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Hunter Marine 288.54 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA shoal-draft wing-keel cruiser updated from the 28.5, designed for stability and ease of access to shallow waters
Mirage Yachts 2758.38 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin keel and spade rudder
Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Bristol Yachts 288.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn IOR Half Ton racer with reduced stern overhang, serving as the performance-oriented predecessor to the Bristol 29.9

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