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Vancouver 28

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1986

A Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, offering a versatile sail plan as an extended version of the 27

Designed by Robert B. Harris, built by Northshore.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

At 1.67 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.67
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 332
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
331.8
Comfort ratio
31.9
Capsize screening
1.67
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
710
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Units built
58
Designer
Robert B. Harris
Builder
Northshore

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Alberg 309.22 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passages
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987

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