Sirius 28

The Sirius 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Hubert Vandestadt and first built in 1982. The design is out of production.

The designer, Hubert Vandestadt, is the nephew of Dutch boat designer Ericus Gerhardus van de Stadt.

Production
The boat was built by Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada between 1982 and 1987, with 120 examples completed.

Design
The Sirius 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6700 lb and carries 2600 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.30 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 7.5 hp. The fuel tank holds 19 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 24 u.s.gal.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 192 with a high of 199 and low of 189. It has a hull speed of 6.56 kn.