- Length
- 8.53 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Sail area
- 43.66 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.53 m
- Waterline length
- 6.99 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Displacement
- 4,218 kg
- Ballast
- 1,633 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 43.66 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.86 m²
- Foresail area
- 26.48 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.58 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 4.57 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.75 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.05 m
- Forestay length
- 12.45 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 13 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Yanmar
- Engine model
- 2GMF
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.88 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 76 L
- Fresh water tank
- 246 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1978
- Production ended
- 1985
- Hulls built
- 50
- Designer
- Walter Shultz
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.06
- Displacement / length
- 344.82
- Ballast / displacement
- 38.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 29.31
- Capsize screening
- 1.81
- Hull speed
- 6.42 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Shannon 281 generation
01
1978–1985