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Hutton 28

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A high-performance fractional sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for spirited club racing and coastal cruising

Designed by Paul Hutton.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.18
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 173
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.7
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.7
Displacement / length
172.5
Comfort ratio
16.0
Capsize screening
2.18
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
782
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Paul Hutton
Builder
Hutton Yachts (AUSTRALIA)

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