J/28

The J/28 is an American sailboat designed by Rod Johnstone and first built in 1986.

Production

The boat was built by J/Boats in the United States. The company completed 71 examples between 1986 and 1988, but it is now out of production.

Design

The J/28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM diesel engine of. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of.
The design has a hull speed of.