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Precision 28

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1997

A 1.12-metre draft fin-bulb keel cruiser evolved from the Precision 27 for improved stability and coastal performance

Designed by Jim Taylor.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.12 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 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.27
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 202
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Draws less than ~86% 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
Ballast / displacement
34.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
201.8
Comfort ratio
16.1
Capsize screening
2.27
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
822
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
Jim Taylor
Builder
Precision Boat Works

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Albin Marine AB Vega 278.25 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterScandinavia's most popular production yacht of her size, this 8.25-metre masthead sloop defined coastal cruising from 1965 to 1979
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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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