Sabre 28 Explained

Sabre 28-1
Image Boat:File:Sabre 28 sailboat 8287.jpg
Designer:Roger Hewson
Location:United States
Year:1971
No Built:199
Builder:Sabre Yachts
Displacement:74000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:28feet
Lwl:22.83feet
Beam:9.17feet
Hull Draft:4.33feet
Engine:Universal Atomic 4 300NaN0 gasoline engine
Keel Type:swept fin keel
Ballast:29000NaN0
Rudder Type:sskeg-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:36.2feet
J:11.8feet
P:30.9feet
E:11.6feet
Sailplan:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:179.22square feet
Sailarea Headsail:213.58square feet
Sailarea Total:392.8square feet

The Sabre 28 is a series of American sailboats, designed by Roger Hewson and first built in 1971.[1] [2]

Production

The boat was built in three versions by Sabre Yachts in the United States between 1971 and 1986, with a total of 588 built.[1] [2] [3]

Design

The Sabre 28 was the first design for the newly-formed company. Its design goal was to build the finest 28-foot sailing yacht available, using the state of the art materials and techniques available at the time and construct the boat on a modern assembly line basis, to realize good economy and production quality.[3]

The Sabre 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with extensive teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, vertical transom, skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a ship's wheel and a swept fixed fin keel.[1] [4]

The accommodations include a double "V" berth in the forward cabin, single and double bunks in the main cabin, and a quarter berth. The forward cabin has a door for privacy. The head includes a hanging locker and a dorade vent. The main cabin has a folding table that stows against a bulkhead. The galley features a recessed stove.[4]

The cockpit is over 71NaN1 in length. The foredeck mounts an anchor locker. Other features include a foredeck hatch, four opening and four fixed ports, internal halyards for both the mainsail and the genoa, raised by a mast-mounted winch. The mainsheet traveler is mounted on the cabin roof and genoa tracks are provided. The genoa is controlled with dual two-speed winches, mounted on the cockpit coaming.[4]

All models have hull speeds of 6.42NaN2.[5]

Variants

Sabre 28-1 (serial numbers 1-211)
  • This model was introduced in 1971 and produced until 1976, with 199 built. Eight were built with ketch rigs. It has a length overall of 281NaN1, a waterline length of 22.831NaN1, displaces 74000NaN0 and carries 29000NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.33feet with the standard keel and 3.8feet with the optional shoal draft keel. Universal Atomic 4 300NaN0 gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The shoal draft version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 201 with a high of 210 and low of 195.[1] [5] [6]
    Sabre 28-2 (serial numbers 212-539)
  • This model was introduced in 1976 and produced until 1982, with 320 built. It has a length overall of 28.421NaN1, a waterline length of 22.831NaN1 and displaces 79000NaN0. The boat has a draft of 4.3feet with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 201 with a high of 205 and low of 198. It has a hull speed of 6.42NaN2.[7] [8]
    Sabre 28-3 (serial numbers 540-588)
  • This model was introduced in 1983 and produced until 1986. It has a length overall of 28.421NaN1, a waterline length of 22.831NaN1 and displaces 79000NaN0. The boat has a draft of 4.67feet with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 189 and low of 183. It has a hull speed of 6.42NaN2.[9] [10]

    American Sailboat Hall of Fame

    The Sabre 28 was inducted into the now-defunct Sail America American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003. In honoring the design, the hall cited, "If Roger Hewson and his associates at Sabre Yachts hadn’t hit a sweet spot with the 28 – bringing the look and feel of a yacht into the pocket-cruiser size range – they wouldn’t have had a 15-year production run, nor gone on to build close to 2000 larger sail and power boats. Perhaps the truest testimony to their success in crafting a boat of lasting quality is the price a 28 fetches on the used boat market today. Depending on maintenance and updates, prices can range from $15,000 to $30,000. As Hornor writes, “The Sabre 28 is rather high priced for its size and accommodations. However, the boat has proven to be a good investment due to its ability to attract buyers willing to pay a little more”"[11]

    See also

    Similar sailboats

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Sabre 28-1 sailboat specifications and details. 28 May 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20220325213706/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-1. 25 March 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Roger Hewson . 28 May 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20220325213707/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hewson-roger. 25 March 2022. live.
    3. Web site: Sabre Yachts . 28 May 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20220325213716/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sabre-yachts-usa. 25 March 2022. live.
    4. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 198-199. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
    5. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-1 . 28 May 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130131/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/862/sabre-28-1. 29 May 2018. dead.
    6. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-1 SD . 28 May 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130159/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/863/sabre-28-1-sd. 29 May 2018. dead.
    7. Web site: Sabre 28-2 sailboat specifications and details. 28 May 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20220325213758/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-2. 25 March 2022. live.
    8. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-2 . 28 May 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130229/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/864/sabre-28-2. 29 May 2018. dead.
    9. Web site: Sabre 28-3 sailboat specifications and details. 28 May 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20220325213716/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-3. 25 March 2022. live.
    10. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-3 . 28 May 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130111/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1062/sabre-28-3. 29 May 2018. dead.
    11. Web site: Sabre 28. 24 October 2018. Sail America . www.sailamerica.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100212145054/http://www.sailamerica.com:80/halloffame/sabre28.asp. 12 February 2010. dead.

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