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Victoire Yachts 28

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1967–1975

Featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder from 1970, this masthead sloop offers a stiff, 50% ballast ratio for coastal cruising

Designed by D. Koopmans Sr & Dick Koopmans Sr..

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

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 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 324
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
324.4
Comfort ratio
27.4
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
696
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1975
Units built
75
Designer
D. Koopmans Sr, Dick Koopmans Sr.
Builder
Victoire Jachtbouw

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.

Ericson Yachts 298.71 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1970s masthead sloop with a 1.32-meter draft and a 45% ballast ratio, balancing coastal stability with shoal access
Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Shannon Yachts 288.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fin-keeled cutter with a transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising with a stiff 38% ballast ratio
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
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

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