BoatsColvic Craft Ltd. Countess 28

Colvic Craft Ltd. Countess 28

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1980

An Ian L. Anderson design available as a twin or single keel sloop, offered both factory-built and for home completion

Designed by Ian L. Anderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.17 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.04 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

250 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 250

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2113 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
250.4
Comfort ratio
22.2
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
881
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Ian L. Anderson
Builder
Colvic Craft Ltd

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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
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
Ranger Yachts 29 (Mull)8.71 mSame hull family0.2 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 family0.2 m longerA 1977 masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio and fin keel, designed for balanced performance in a compact 28-foot hull
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-metre draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising

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