BoatsMariner 28 (Canning)

Mariner 28 (Canning)

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1978–1982

A Peter Canning-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for coastal cruising

Designed by Peter Canning.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 282
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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
33.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
282.5
Comfort ratio
23.8
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
766
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1978–1982
Designer
Peter Canning
Builder
Mariner Yacht Co

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Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
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
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.4 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
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls moulded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine
Ranger Yachts 29 (Mull)8.71 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1970s masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a balanced 1.98 capsize screening for coastal cruising

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