⛵ Sailboat

SPIRIT 28 (VAN DE STADT)

Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1970

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
27.89 ft
LWL
22.64 ft
Beam
9.22 ft
Max Draft
5.08 ft
Displacement
5,953 lbs
Ballast
2,590 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.04 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
21.7
D/L Ratio ⓘ
229
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
43.5%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
445 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin w/spade rudder
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
—

Production

First Built
1970
Last Built
—
Number Built
284
Notes:

Shallow draft keel available. Draft: 1.42m / 4.66ft; Ballast: 1055kg / 2325.9 lbs

VDS design #216.

The designer himself owned a SPRIT 28 for a number of years.

Also built in Australia and probably a number of other places.

Number built above is from A.J. Van Heygen only.

Designer