BoatsJeanneau Sun Dream 28

Jeanneau Sun Dream 28

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1987–1991

A masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, serving as the updated successor to the Arcadia

Designed by Tony Castro.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 light displacement on a beamy beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

178 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 178
EasygoingPowered-up

18.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 41%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
178.4
Comfort ratio
15.2
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
929
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1987–1991
Designer
Tony Castro
Builder
Jeanneau

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