Crown 28

The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976.

Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence and the Crown 28 is a development of the 1974 Cal 2-27.

Production
The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Crown 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, inboard engine, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6700 lb and carries 2900 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.83 ft with the standard keel fitted. The fuel tank holds 12 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 25 u.s.gal.

The boat has a hull speed of 6.47 kn.