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The deck is fiberglass with a balsa core, while the hull is fiberglass with an Airtex foam core. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] The design has a cutter sloop rig, with a boom-mounted, self-tending staysail , a teak bowsprit , a spooned raked stem , a raised transom , a skeg -mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel .
The Bristol Channel Cutter, also called the Bristol Channel Cutter 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as a "character boat" cruiser and first built in 1976. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The boat is based upon Hess's earlier Renegade design.
It has a fractional sloop rig, a length overall of 28.33 ft (8.6 m), a waterline length of 21.50 ft (6.6 m), displaces 6,850 lb (3,107 kg) and carries 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) of ballast. The deck and coach house roof were redesigned to incorporate a forward cabin windshield, a feature of many Jouët boat designs.
The Precision 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller or optional wheel and a fixed fin keel with a lead bulb weight. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) and ...
The Alerion Express 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a Hoyt self-tacking jib boom optional. The hull has a raked stem , an angled transom , an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller , a lazarette and a fixed fin keel .
Chesapeake Shipbuilding is a shipbuilding company, based in Salisbury, Maryland, United States, since 1980, on the site of the former Roberts Shipyard. [1] They are capable of constructing vessels up to 450 feet in length on the 13 acre yard. [2]
The company's original brand, Malibu Boats, remains the company's premium brand. [14] In the early 1990s, Malibu adopted the practice of offering to fly purchasers of certain high-end custom boats to their factory headquarters, then located in Merced, "for a red carpet factory tour where they can see the special edition being built right before their eyes". [20]
The boat is raced in both Performance Handicap Racing Fleet and one-design competition. [5]In a 2000 used boat review for Practical Sailor, Darrell Nicholson concluded, "The Newport 28 is a good entry-level cruiser-racer for someone wanting a reasonable combination of accommodations and performance, as long as you’re not too persnickety about details.