ETAP 28

The ETAP 28 is a Belgian sailboat that was designed by E. G. van de Stadt as a cruiser and first built in 1978.

Production
The design was built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium between 1978 and 1987, with 375 boats completed, but it is now out of production.

Design
The ETAP 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6610 lb and carries 2557 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.40 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD 7A diesel engine of 13 hp for docking and manoeuvring.

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a spinnaker.

The design has a hull speed of 6.38 kn.

Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.