The Hunter 28.5 Sailboat
The lack of a backstay on this Hunter 28.5 sailboat tells us that it sports a B&R (Lars Bergström and Sven Ridder) rig.
'Scirocco', a Hunter 28.5 cruising boat
Published Specification for the Hunter 28.5
Hull Type: Fin keel with spade rudder
Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
Length Overall: 28' 5" / 8.7m
Waterline Length: 23' 9" / 7.2m
Beam: 10' 6" / 3.2m
Draft: 5' 2" / 1.6m
Rig Type: B&R
Displacement: 7,000lb / 3,175kg
Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 17.5
Displacement/Length Ratio: 233
Designer: Hunter Design
Builder: Hunter Marine (USA)
Year First Built: 1985
Year Last Built: 1988
Number Built: not known
Owners Association: The Hunter Association
Published Design Ratios for the Hunter 28.5
Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 17.5
- Less 16 would be considered under-powered;
- 16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance;
- Over 20 suggests relatively high performance.
Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 42.9
- Under 40: less stiff, less powerful
- Over 40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length Ratio: 233
- Under 100: Ultralight
- 100 to 200: Light
- 200 to 275: Moderate
- 275 to 350: Heavy
- Over 350: Ultraheavy
Comfort Ratio: 18.8
- Under 20 indicates a lightweight racing boat
- 20 to 30 indicates a coastal cruiser
- 30 to 40 indicates a moderate offshore cruising boat
- 40 to 50 indicates a heavy offshore boat
- Over 50 indicates an extremely heavy offshore boat
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.2
- Under 2.0 (the lower the better): Better suited for ocean passages
- Over 2.0: Less suited for ocean passages
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Summary Analysis of Published Design Ratios for the Hunter 28.5
- She's a reasonably good performer under sail;
- She's stiffer and more powerful than similar sailboats in her size range;
- She's of light to moderate displacement;
- From a comfort point of view, she has the motion of a lightweight racing boat;
- She's less suited for ocean passages than similar boats within her category.
Sailboats in the Hunter range include:
- Hunter 140
- Hunter 146
- Hunter 15
- Hunter 170
- Hunter 18.5
- Hunter 19-1
- Hunter 19-2
- Hunter 20
- Hunter 212
- Hunter 216
- Hunter 22
- Hunter 22-2
- Hunter 23
- Hunter 23.5
- Hunter 240
- Hunter 25
- Hunter 25 Box Top
- Hunter 25-2
- Hunter 25.5
- Hunter 26
- Hunter 26.5
- Hunter 260
- Hunter 27
- Hunter 27 Edge
- Hunter 27-2
- Hunter 27-3
- Hunter 270
- Hunter 27X
- Hunter 28
- Hunter 28.5
- Hunter 280
- Hunter 29.5
- Hunter 290
- Hunter 30
- Hunter 30-2
- Hunter 30/31
- Hunter 306
- Hunter 30T
- Hunter 31
- Hunter 310
- Hunter 32 Vision
- Hunter 320
- Hunter 326
- Hunter 33
- Hunter 33-2
- Hunter 33.5
- Hunter 333
- Hunter 336
- Hunter 34
- Hunter 340
- Hunter 35 Legend
- Hunter 35.5 Legend
- Hunter 356
- Hunter 36
- Hunter 36 Legend
- Hunter 36 Vision
- Hunter 36-2
- Hunter 37
- Hunter 37 Legend
- Hunter 37.5 Legend
- Hunter 376
- Hunter 38
- Hunter 380
- Hunter 386
- Hunter 39
- Hunter 40-1
- Hunter 40-2
- Hunter 40.5 Legend
- Hunter 41 AC
- Hunter 41 DS
- Hunter 410
- Hunter 42 Passage CC
- Hunter 420
- Hunter 426 DS
- Hunter 43 Legend
- Hunter 430
- Hunter 45
- Hunter 45 CC
- Hunter 45 DS
- Hunter 45 Legend
- Hunter 450 Passage
- Hunter 456
- Hunter 460
- Hunter 466
- Hunter 49
- Hunter 50 AC
- Hunter 50 CC
- Hunter 54
- Hunter E33
- Hunter e36
- Hunter e36 Performance
- Hunter HC 50
- Hunter Xcite
- JY 15
- Marlow-Hunter 31
- Moorings 295
- Moorings 335
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