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.
LivelyComfort 16Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.18Bluewater
LightD/L 173Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 21.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 44%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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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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