| Sovereign 28 | |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Builder: | Sovereign Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 3.25feet |
| Displacement: | 68000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 28feet |
| Lwl: | 23feet |
| Beam: | 8.33feet |
| Engine: | BMW diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 24000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 33.6feet |
| J: | 12.7feet |
| P: | 27.8feet |
| E: | 11feet |
| Sailplan: | cutter rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 152.9square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 213.36square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 366.26square feet |
| Successor: | Sovereign 30 |
The Sovereign 28 is an American sailboat that was designed as a cruiser and first built in 1983.[1] [2]
The design was developed into the Sovereign 30 in 1998.[3] [4]
The design was built by Sovereign Yachts in the United States, starting in 1983, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The Sovereign 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cutter rig with a bowsprit, a center cockpit, a clipper bow, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 68000NaN0 and carries 24000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 3.25feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]
The boat is fitted with a German BMW diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, icebox and a sink. The head is located on the starboard side of the companionway and includes a shower.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.43kn.[2]