Viking 28 | |
Image Boat: | File:Viking 28 sailboat 1371.jpg |
Designer: | Cuthbertson & Cassian |
Location: | Canada |
Year: | 1968 |
No Built: | 147 (plus 70 Trapper 28/400) |
Builder: | Ontario Yachts |
Displacement: | 47750NaN0 |
Hull Type: | Monohull |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Loa: | 28.17feet |
Lwl: | 22feet |
Beam: | 8.37feet |
Hull Draft: | 4.5feet |
Engine: | Vire Engines two-stroke gasoline inboard engine 70NaN0 or an outboard motor |
Keel Type: | fin keel |
Ballast: | 22500NaN0 |
Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
I: | 32.3feet |
J: | 10.5feet |
P: | 27.3feet |
E: | 10.8feet |
Sailarea Main: | 147.42square feet |
Sailarea Headsail: | 169.58square feet |
Sailarea Total: | 317square feet |
Phrf: | 186 (average) |
The Viking 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1968.[1] [2]
The boat was built by Ontario Yachts in Burlington, Ontario, Canada between 1968 and 1983, with 147 examples completed. Initial production was in the form of a kit for amateur construction, but later many were professionally built.[1] [3]
The Viking 28 design was also built in England by Anesty Yachts as the Trapper 28/400, with 70 completed.[1]
The Viking 28 was the first boat designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian to be produced by Ontario Yachts.[1] [3]
The Viking 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 47750NaN0 and carries 22500NaN0 of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 4.5feet with the standard keel fitted. It is fitted with a Vire Engines two-stroke gasoline inboard engine of 70NaN0 or a well-mounted outboard motor.[1]
Many modifications were incorporated in 1974, including a wider companionway, with a pop-up hatch, plus a modified mast step and V-berth to make the hull stronger.[1]
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 6.292NaN2.[4]
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Viking 28 is a fast, relatively light weight boat that was designed by C&C and built by Ontario Yachts. Its cabin does not have standing headroom, which is something of an oddity for a modern production 28 footer. On the other hand, this meant there was no need to incorporate a high freeboard, or otherwise compromise the lines of this design, in order to accommodate for standing headroom in this boat. As a well known British designer (Uffa Fox) once said, "If you want to stand up, go on deck"."[5]
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