BoatsPacific Dolphin 28

Pacific Dolphin 28

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1975

A Robert Finch-designed masthead sloop sharing the same hull lines as the earlier Yankee 28

Designed by Robert Finch.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.84 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

279 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 279
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
278.9
Comfort ratio
24.3
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
669
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
Robert Finch
Builder
Pacific Dolphin Inc

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls molded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Ranger Yachts 29 (Mull)8.71 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1970s masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a balanced 1.98 capsize screening for coastal cruising
San Juan 288.74 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1977 masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio and fin keel, designed for balanced performance in a compact 28-foot hull

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