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.
LivelyComfort 32Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.64Bluewater
LightD/L 289Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 11.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 45%Stiff
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.
Cal Boats 309.14 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Bill Lapworth-designed masthead sloop offering an optional tall rig for those seeking more power in a classic 30-footer
Catalina Yachts 309.12 mSame hull family0.5 m longerWith over 6,000 hulls produced, this versatile masthead sloop remains one of the most successful production yachts ever built
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
Granada Yachts 309.18 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 30-foot fractional sloop with a 1.65-meter draft, designed for balanced, performance-oriented cruising
Dufour Arpege 309.14 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA record-breaking production of over 1500 units, this MORC-compliant racer-cruiser defined a new standard for the 30-foot class
Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA prolific masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls built, offering a stable, high-volume platform for coastal cruising
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 26A twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls moulded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta MarineColvic Ltd. Sailor 29A heavy-displacement cruiser with a 30% ballast ratio, designed by David Feltham for stable, shoal-water passage makingSovereign 32An Ian L. Anderson-designed cutter with a heavy ballast ratio, built for steady, comfortable offshore cruisingSoutherly 28A John A. Bennett-designed masthead sloop with a swing keel, built between 1975 and 1984 for shoal-draft cruisingSovereign 28A shallow-draft cutter with a fin keel, designed for versatile coastal cruising and produced over a thirteen-year run
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