- Length
- 8.66 m
- Beam
- 2.8 m
- Draft
- 1.42 m
- Sail area
- 37.44 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.66 m
- Waterline length
- 6.96 m
- Beam
- 2.8 m
- Draft
- 1.42 m
- Displacement
- 3,538 kg
- Ballast
- 1,406 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 37.44 m²
- Mainsail area
- 15.6 m²
- Foresail area
- 21.88 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.67 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.75 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.94 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.14 m
- Forestay length
- 12.26 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 13 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Westerbeke
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.83 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 76 L
- Fresh water tank
- 91 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1983
- Production ended
- 1986
- Designer
- Roger Hewson/Sabre
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.45
- Displacement / length
- 292.64
- Ballast / displacement
- 39.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 25.7
- Capsize screening
- 1.85
- Hull speed
- 6.4 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Sabre 28-31 generation
01
1983–1986