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

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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
Sabre 27 (Hill)8.23 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn Alan Hill-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, stable hull for coastal cruising
Contessa 288.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for balanced performance since 1977
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
Maxi Yachts 848.54 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 8.5-metre fin-keeler with a 45% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal sailing
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

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