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Newbridge Yachts Ltd. Spinner 28

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1974

An IOR half-ton racer designed by Michael Henderson, featuring a masthead sloop rig and a skeg-mounted rudder

Designed by Michael Henderson.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.22
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
TenderStiff

21% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 21%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
20.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
182.0
Comfort ratio
16.4
Capsize screening
2.22
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
842
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
Michael Henderson
Builder
Newbridge Yachts Ltd

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