Sabre 28

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|designer = Roger Hewson

|location = United States

|year = 1971

|no built = 199

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|engine = Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine

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The Sabre 28 is a series of American sailboats, designed by Roger Hewson and first built in 1971.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-1|title = Sabre 28-1 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 28 May 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325213706/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-1|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hewson-roger|title = Roger Hewson |accessdate = 28 May 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325213707/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hewson-roger|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The boat was built in three versions by Sabre Yachts in the United States between 1971 and 1986, with a total of 588 built.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sabre-yachts-usa|title = Sabre Yachts |accessdate = 28 May 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325213716/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sabre-yachts-usa|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

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The Sabre 28 was the first design for the newly-formed company. Its design goal was to build the finest 28-foot sailing yacht available, using the state of the art materials and techniques available at the time and construct the boat on a modern assembly line basis, to realize good economy and production quality.

The Sabre 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with extensive teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, vertical transom, skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a ship's wheel and a swept fixed fin keel.Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 198-199. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}

The accommodations include a double "V" berth in the forward cabin, single and double bunks in the main cabin, and a quarter berth. The forward cabin has a door for privacy. The head includes a hanging locker and a dorade vent. The main cabin has a folding table that stows against a bulkhead. The galley features a recessed stove.

The cockpit is over {{convert|7|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} in length. The foredeck mounts an anchor locker. Other features include a foredeck hatch, four opening and four fixed ports, internal halyards for both the mainsail and the genoa, raised by a mast-mounted winch. The mainsheet traveler is mounted on the cabin roof and genoa tracks are provided. The genoa is controlled with dual two-speed winches, mounted on the cockpit coaming.

All models have hull speeds of {{convert|6.4|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/862/sabre-28-1|title = Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-1 |accessdate = 28 May 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130131/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/862/sabre-28-1|archivedate =29 May 2018|url-status= dead}}

Variants

;Sabre 28-1 (serial numbers 1-211)

:This model was introduced in 1971 and produced until 1976, with 199 built. Eight were built with ketch rigs. It has a length overall of {{convert|28.00|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|22.83|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|7400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|3.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel. Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|30|u.s.gal}}. The shoal draft version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 201 with a high of 210 and low of 195.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/863/sabre-28-1-sd|title = Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-1 SD |accessdate = 28 May 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130159/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/863/sabre-28-1-sd|archive-date= 29 May 2018|url-status= dead}}

;Sabre 28-2 (serial numbers 212-539)

:This model was introduced in 1976 and produced until 1982, with 320 built. It has a length overall of {{convert|28.42|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|22.83|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and displaces {{convert|7900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 201 with a high of 205 and low of 198. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.4|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-2|title = Sabre 28-2 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 28 May 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325213758/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-2|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/864/sabre-28-2|title = Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-2 |accessdate = 28 May 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130229/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/864/sabre-28-2|archive-date= 29 May 2018|url-status= dead}}

;Sabre 28-3 (serial numbers 540-588)

:This model was introduced in 1983 and produced until 1986. It has a length overall of {{convert|28.42|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|22.83|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and displaces {{convert|7900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 189 and low of 183. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.4|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-3|title = Sabre 28-3 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 28 May 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325213716/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sabre-28-3|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1062/sabre-28-3|title = Sailboat Specifications for Sabre 28-3 |accessdate = 28 May 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130111/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1062/sabre-28-3|archive-date= 29 May 2018|url-status= dead}}

American Sailboat Hall of Fame

The Sabre 28 was inducted into the now-defunct Sail America American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003. In honoring the design, the hall cited, "If Roger Hewson and his associates at Sabre Yachts hadn’t hit a sweet spot with the 28 – bringing the look and feel of a yacht into the pocket-cruiser size range – they wouldn’t have had a 15-year production run, nor gone on to build close to 2000 larger sail and power boats. Perhaps the truest testimony to their success in crafting a boat of lasting quality is the price a 28 fetches on the used boat market today. Depending on maintenance and updates, prices can range from $15,000 to $30,000. As Hornor writes, “The Sabre 28 is rather high priced for its size and accommodations. However, the boat has proven to be a good investment due to its ability to attract buyers willing to pay a little more”"{{cite web|url = http://www.sailamerica.com/halloffame/sabre28.asp.asp|title = Sabre 28|access-date = 24 October 2018|author=Sail America |work = www.sailamerica.com|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100212145054/http://www.sailamerica.com:80/halloffame/sabre28.asp|archivedate = 12 February 2010|url-status= dead}}