Crown 28 Explained

Crown 28
Image Boat:File:Crown 28 sailboat Emerald Seas 1796.jpg
Designer:C. William Lapworth and Al Nairne
Location:Canada
Year:1976
Builder:Calgan Marine
Displacement:67000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:27.75feet
Lwl:23.33feet
Beam:8.83feet
Hull Draft:4.83feet
Engine:Inboard motor
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:29000NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rigs:Masthead sloop
I:36.67feet
J:11.83feet
P:31feet
E:10feet
Sailarea Main:155square feet
Sailarea Headsail:216.9square feet
Sailarea Total:371.9square feet
Previous:Cal 2-27

The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976.[1] [2] [3]

Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence and the Crown 28 is a development of the 1974 Cal 2-27.[1] [3]

Production

The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]

Design

The Crown 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, inboard engine, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 67000NaN0 and carries 29000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 4.83feet with the standard keel fitted. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.472NaN2.[3] [5]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crown 28 sailboat specifications and details. 29 January 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220324002021/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/crown-28. 24 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: C. William Lapworth. 29 January 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20210123212527/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william. 23 January 2021. live.
  3. Web site: Crown 28. 24 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220324164832/https://sailboat.guide/calgan/crown-28. 24 March 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Calgan Marine Ltd. (CAN) 1962-1979 . 29 January 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220324164743/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can. 24 March 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Crown 28. 29 January 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018.