Engineering:Sirius 28
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hubert Vandestadt |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1982 |
| No. built | 120 |
| Builder(s) | Vandestadt and McGruer |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 6,700 lb (3,039 kg) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
| LWL | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
| Beam | 9.67 ft (2.95 m) |
| Hull draft | 4.30 ft (1.31 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 1GM diesel engine, 7.5 hp (6 kW) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop |
| I (foretriangle height) | 35.75 ft (10.90 m) |
| J (foretriangle base) | 11.16 ft (3.40 m) |
| P (mainsail luff) | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 180.00 sq ft (16.723 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 199.49 sq ft (18.533 m2) |
| Total sail area | 379.49 sq ft (35.256 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 192 (average) |
The Sirius 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Hubert Vandestadt and first built in 1982. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]
The designer, Hubert Vandestadt, is the nephew of Dutch boat designer Ericus Gerhardus van de Stadt.[1][4]
Production
The boat was built by Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada between 1982 and 1987, with 120 examples completed.[1][4][5]
Design
The Sirius 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,700 lb (3,039 kg) and carries 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) of ballast.[1][2][4]
The boat has a draft of 4.30 ft (1.31 m) with the standard keel.[1][4]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 7.5 hp (6 kW). The fuel tank holds 19 U.S. gallons (72 L; 16 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 24 U.S. gallons (91 L; 20 imp gal).[1][4]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 192 with a high of 199 and low of 189. It has a hull speed of 6.56 kn (12.15 km/h).[2][4]
See also
Similar sailboats
- Alerion Express 28
- Aloha 28
- Beneteau First 285
- Beneteau Oceanis 281
- Bristol Channel Cutter
- Cal 28
- Catalina 28
- Cumulus 28
- Grampian 28
- Hunter 28
- Hunter 28.5
- Hunter 280
- O'Day 28
- Pearson 28
- Sabre 28
- Sea Sprite 27
- Tanzer 8.5
- Tanzer 28
- TES 28 Magnam
- Viking 28
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Browning, Randy (2020). "Sirius 28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606171119/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sirius-28-can.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Sirius 28". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308142154/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/811/sirius-28. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hubert Vandestadt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144424/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/vandestadt-hubert.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sirius 28". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/vandestadt-and-mcgruer/sirius-28.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd 1965 - 1987". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/vandestadt-and-mcgruer-ltd-can.
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