Grampian 28

The Grampian 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Rolf van der Sleen and first built in 1975.

Production
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Oakville, Ontario, Canada starting in 1975 and 107 examples were completed, but it is now out of production.

The Grampian 28 design was later developed into the Intrepid 28 and built by Intrepid Yachts, a division of Cape Dory Yachts, using the same tooling.

Design
The Grampian 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6900 lb and carries 3060 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.83 ft with the standard keel fitted and 3.75 ft with the optional shoal draft keel.

The design is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 20 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 u.s.gal.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 195 with a high of 186 and low of 204. It has a hull speed of 6.63 kn.

Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Grampian 28 is more contemporary and nicer looking than the other Grampian models... Although it has a fairly high freeboard, it doesn't have the spoon-bow which is characteristic of some other Grampian models. While this 28 footer may not be as plentiful as either the Grampian 26 or 30... This boat has a nice interior layout which includes a quarter berth."