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The Grampian 28 is a Canadian
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
, that was designed by Rolf van der Sleen Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. ...
and first built in 1975.
Production
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Oakville, Ontario
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, Canada
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starting in 1975 and 107 examples were completed, but it is now out of production.
The Grampian 28 design was later developed into the Intrepid 28 and built by Intrepid Yachts, a division of Cape Dory Yachts, using the same tooling.
Design
The Grampian 28 is a recreationalkeelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open wat ...
, built predominantly of fiberglass
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, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop
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The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
rig, a skeg-mounted rudder
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and a fixed fin keel
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. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted and with the optional shoal draft keel.
The design is fitted with a Swedish Volvo
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diesel engine
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. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The boat has a PHRF
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racing average handicap of 195 with a high of 186 and low of 204. It has a hull speed
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of .
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Grampian 28 is more contemporary and nicer looking than the other Grampian models... Although it has a fairly high freeboard, it doesn't have the spoon-bow which is characteristic of some other Grampian models. While this 28 footer may not be as plentiful as either the Grampian 26 or 30... This boat has a nice interior layout which includes a quarter berth."See also
*List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
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The Cumulus 28, also called the Albin Cumulus, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 19 ...
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The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 ...
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...
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The Tanzer 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Johann Tanzer and first built in 1972. The design is out of production.
Production
Production of the boat was commenced in 1972 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company ente ...
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The TES 28 Magnam (English: ''Magnum'') is a Polish sailboat, that was designed by Tomasz Siwik and was first built in 2010.
Production
The boat is built by Stocznia TES - Yacht (English: ''TES Yacht Shipyard'') in Poland and remained in pro ...
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References
External links
* {{Grampian Marine Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Rolf van der Sleen Sailboat types built by Grampian Marine