Viking 28 Explained

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]

Production

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]

Design

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]

Operational history

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]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viking 28 sailboat specifications and details. 21 December 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220321004831/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/viking-28. 21 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: C&C Design . 21 December 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20210301170340/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design. 1 March 2021. live.
  3. Web site: Ontario Yachts . 21 December 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20201006232449/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ontario-yachts. 6 October 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Viking 28 . 6 January 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106231726/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/584/viking-28. 6 January 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Viking 28 . 24 July 2018. McGoldrick . Michael . Sail Quest. 2018. https://archive.today/20220321004839/http://sailquest.com/market/models/viking28.htm. 21 March 2022. live.