The Aloha 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1972.[1][2]
The Aloha 28 design was developed into the Aloha 8.5 in 1983.[1][3]
The Aloha 28 should not be confused with the Aloa 28, the successor to the Aloa 27 that has been built by the French shipyard Aloa Marine since 1972.[4]
Production
The boat was built by Ouyang Boat Works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada under its Aloha Yachts brand between 1972 and 1988, but it is now out of production.[1][5]
Design
The Aloha 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder mounted on a skeg and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces 6,750 lb (3,062 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 4.33 ft (1.32 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]
Several masts and rigs were supplied during the course of production, including a tall masted version, with a mast about 1.6 ft (0.49 m) taller than standard.[1]
With the tall mast fitted the design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 195 with a high of 202 and low of 192. It has a hull speed of 6.63 kn (12.28 km/h).[6][7]
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, “The Aloha 28 was designed by Ted Brewer, a Canadian who has gained a considerable reputation for drawing some serious cruising boats. The Aloha 28 certainly qualifies on this count. Although Aloha wasn’t designed for racing, a long waterline makes it a fast boat. It also had a long production run, stretching from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s … In its final years of production, this boat was also marketed as the Aloha 8.5. The Aloha 8.5 had a different window configuration and a better forward hatch.”[8]
See also
Similar sailboats
- Alerion Express 28
- Beneteau First 285
- Beneteau Oceanis 281
- Bristol Channel Cutter
- Cal 28
- Catalina 28
- Crown 28
- Cumulus 28
- Grampian 28
- Hunter 28
- Hunter 28.5
- Hunter 280
- J/28
- Laser 28
- O’Day 28
- Pearson 28
- Sabre 28
- Sea Sprite 27
- Sirius 28
- Tanzer 8.5
- Tanzer 28
- TES 28 Magnam
- Viking 28
References
- ^ a b c d e f Browning, Randy (2018). “Aloha 28 sailboat specifications and details”. sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Browning, Randy (2018). “Edward S. Brewer”. sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Browning, Randy (2018). “Aloha 8.5”. sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ OCC Yachting (2013). “New Aloa 28”. occyachting.com.tr. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Browning, Randy (2018). “Ouyang Boat Works (CAN)”. sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). “Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 28”. Sailing Joy. Retrieved 5 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). “Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 28 TM”. Sailing Joy. Retrieved 5 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ McGoldrick, Michael (2018). “Aloha 28”. Sail Quest. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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External links
Media related to Aloha 28 at Wikimedia Commons
