The Shipman 28, also sold as the Baltic 28, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Olle Enderlein as a cruiser and first built in 1969.[1][2][3][4]

Shipman 28
Development
DesignerOlle Enderlein
LocationSweden
Year1969
No. builtabout 1,000
Builder(s)Shipman Sweden AB
Fiberman Composite Racing Products
Visby
Albin Marine
Baltic Marine
RoleCruiser
NameShipman 28
Boat
Displacement6,614 lb (3,000 kg)
Draft5.09 ft (1.55 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfibreglass
LOA29.06 ft (8.86 m)
LWL21.00 ft (6.40 m)
Beam8.53 ft (2.60 m)
Engine typeFaryman A40 12 hp (9 kW) diesel engine Hydrostatic transmission (Hydromarine)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,667 lb (1,210 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height35.10 ft (10.70 m)
J foretriangle base10.66 ft (3.25 m)
P mainsail luff31.82 ft (9.70 m)
E mainsail foot10.17 ft (3.10 m)
Sails
Sailplanmasthead sloop
Mainsail area175 sq ft (16.3 m2)
Jib/genoa area132 sq ft (12.3 m2)
Spinnaker area646 sq ft (60.0 m2)
Gennaker area285 sq ft (26.5 m2)
Other sailsStorm jib: 58 sq ft (5.4 m2)
Upwind sail area461 sq ft (42.8 m2)
Downwind sail area821 sq ft (76.3 m2)

Production

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The design was built by Shipman Sweden AB, Visby and Albin Marine, all in Sweden and Fiberman Composite Racing Products in the Republic of Ireland. About 1,000 boats were completed between 1969 and 1979, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7]

The boat was also built by Baltic Marine and sold as the Baltic 28.[1]

Design

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Shipman 28
 
Shipman 28

The Shipman 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hull has a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,614 lb (3,000 kg) and carries 2,667 lb (1,210 kg) of ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Faryman a40 diesel engine of 8 to 12 hp (6 to 9 kW) with hydraulic (Hydromarine) transmission for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people (six when fold navigation table), with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a single berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a single stainless steel sink. A dinette table is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1][2]

The maximum below-decks headroom is 71 in (180 cm) in the main cabin. The saloon has 62 in (157 cm) of headroom and the aft cabin 61 in (155 cm).[2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 646 sq ft (60.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.49 kn (12.02 km/h).[2]

Operational history

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The boat is supported by an active class club based in Denmark, that organizes racing events, the Shipman 28 Klubben (English: Shipman 28 Club).[8]

Matt Rutherford sailed an Albin Vega on the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the Americas.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Shipman 28 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Shipman 28". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Olle Enderlein". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Olle Enderlein". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Shipman". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Shipman Sweden AB". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Albin Marine". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Shipman 28 Owners". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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