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Beneteau Evasion 28

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1978

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

Designed by Andre Beneteau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long 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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

417 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 417
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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
32.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
417.1
Comfort ratio
31.1
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
735
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Andre Beneteau
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Beneteau Evasion 29A 9.4-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, built for steady coastal cruising between 1980 and 1984Beneteau Evasion 22A compact 1980s fin-keeled sloop with a shallow one-meter draft designed for accessible coastal explorationBeneteau Evasion 25A long-keeled masthead sloop marketed in the US as the M/S 25, built for steady coastal cruising between 1978 and 1982Beneteau Evasion 36A Philippe Briand-designed masthead sloop built for comfortable cruising with a stable 38% ballast ratioBeneteau Evasion 32A long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for BeneteauBeneteau Evasion 37A masthead ketch with a keel-centreboard hull, designed for motor-sailing versatility with a powerful 60 hp engine

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