BoatsSea Rover 28

Sea Rover 28

Masthead Sloop · Triple Keel · First built 1966

A Kenneth Evans-designed masthead sloop featuring a shallow-draft triple keel for stable, versatile coastal cruising

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Triple Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

At 1.64 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.64
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 289
EasygoingPowered-up

11.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 11.7
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws less than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2176 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.7
Displacement / length
289.4
Comfort ratio
31.7
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
729
Hull
Hull type
Triple Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1966
Designer
Kenneth Evans
Builder
Kenneth Evans, Partners Ltd, Colvic Craft

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Shannon Yachts 288.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fin-keeled cutter with a transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising with a stiff 38% ballast ratio
Cal 2-298.84 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn upgraded cruising variant of the standard 29, featuring enhanced equipment and a masthead rig
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
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
Mirage Yachts 2758.38 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin keel and spade rudder
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

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