ETAP 28i
{{short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
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|name = ETAP 28i
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|designer = Harlé-Mortain
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|location = Belgium
|year = 1988
|no built = about 450
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|builder = ETAP Yachting
|role = cruising sailboat
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|draft = {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|6173|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = glassfibre
|loa = {{convert|27.99|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|23.79|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Volvo 2002 {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|1808|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|32.48|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.65|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|35.27|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|11.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|221|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|165|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea spin = {{convert|593|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea upwind = {{convert|469|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The ETAP 28i is a Belgian sailboat that was designed by French designers Philippe Harlé and Alain Mortain (Harlé-Mortain), as a cruiser and first built in 1988.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/etap-28i|title= ETAP 28i sailboat |access-date= 28 March 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210328171015/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/etap-28i|archive-date= 28 March 2021 |url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/etap/etap-28i-fin-keel|title = Etap 28i Fin keel Sailboat specifications|access-date = 28 March 2021|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210328171400/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/etap/etap-28i-fin-keel|archive-date= 28 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/harle-philippe|title= Philippe Harlé 1931 - 1991 |access-date = 28 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201229181603/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/harle-philippe|archive-date= 29 December 2020 |url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mortain-mavrikios|title= Mortain & Mavrikios |access-date = 28 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210328171027/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mortain-mavrikios|archive-date= 28 March 2021 |url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/harle-mortain|title = Harlé-Mortain Sailboat designer|access-date = 28 March 2021|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210328172739/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/harle-mortain|archive-date= 28 March 2021|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium from 1988 to 1997 with about 450 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/etap-yachting|title = Etap Yachting|access-date = 28 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210323150726/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/etap-yachting|archive-date= 23 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/etap|title = Etap|access-date = 28 March 2021|work = Boat-Specs.com|year=2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210326203852/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/etap|archive-date= 26 March 2021 |url-status= live}}
Design
The ETAP 28i is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of polyester glassfibre-foam cored sandwich, with wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of swept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel, with a lifting keel optional. It displaces {{convert|6173|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1808|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of cast iron ballast.{{cite web|url= https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/uncategorized/etap-28i-9527|title= ETAP 28i|access-date= 28 March 2021|work= Yachting Monthly|date= 5 August 2009|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210328173957/https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/uncategorized/etap-28i-9527|archive-date= 28 March 2021|url-status= live}}
The foam-cored construction renders the boat unsinkable.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo 2002 diesel engine of {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds {{convert|13|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|21|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The head is located just forward of the aft cabin on the starboard side and includes a hanging locker.
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of {{convert|593|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.62|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/etap-owners-association|title= Etap Owners Association|access-date = 27 March 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210323150702/https://sailboatdata.com/association/etap-owners-association|archive-date= 23 March 2021|url-status= dead}}
In a 2009 Yachting Monthly review stated, "with a generously roached, fully-battened mainsail and working jib set on a sporty, 7/8 fractional rig and a fixed, deep-fin keel, she is a sharp performer, enjoyable to sail, good for short-handed cruising and ideal for a couple with two children. Some buyers
opted for a lifting keel, which slightly blunts her performance but she still sails well. The main cabin and forepeak are open-plan, under a semi-flush deck, with good headroom up to the forecabin, which is curtained off from the saloon. There is a large aft cabin, a good galley, a spacious heads abaft the companionway and a reasonable chart table."