Z28 DS
Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel w/bulb; trans. Hung Rudder · First built 2020
A modern 8.45-metre day sailer with a high power-to-weight ratio and flexible electric or outboard propulsion
Designed by Pablo Mastracchio, built by Zonda Yachts.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Lifting Keel w/bulb; trans. Hung Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draughtDraws 0.85 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 13Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.33Bluewater
LightD/L 120Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 22.3Powered-up
TenderBallast 45%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 566 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.3
Displacement / length
119.7
Comfort ratio
13.4
Capsize screening
2.33
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
923
Hull
Hull type
Lifting keel w/bulb; trans. hung rudder
Construction
GRP w/ honeycomb sandwich
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
Pablo Mastracchio
Builder
Zonda Yachts
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