Alerion Express 28
Sailboat class
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The Alerion Express 28 is a recreational keelboat.[1] Most are built by Tillotson Pearson. It has a fractional sloop rig with an optional Hoyt self-tacking jib boom.
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carl Schumacher |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1990 |
| No. built | 470 (2019) |
| Builder(s) | Holby Marine Tillotson Pearson Alerion Yachts |
| Role | Day sailer-cruiser |
| Name | Alerion Express 28 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,400 lb (1,996 kg) |
| Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 28.25 ft (8.61 m) |
| LWL | 22.82 ft (6.96 m) |
| Beam | 8.18 ft (2.49 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta MD2010 10 hp (7 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Rudder | skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 33.00 ft (10.06 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 12.50 ft (3.81 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 206.25 sq ft (19.161 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 146.25 sq ft (13.587 m2) |
| Total sail area | 352.50 sq ft (32.748 m2) |
The fiberglass hull has overhangs. Freeboard that is low compared to modern standards.[2] An internally mounted semi-balanced spade-type rudder is controlled by a tiller. It has a lazarette and a fixed fin keel. It has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel.[3]
Gallery
Angled transom
Self-tacking Hoyt jib boom
Cockpit and lazarette
