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The Alerion Express 28, also called the Alerion 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Carl Schumacher as a daysailer and cruiser and first built in 1990.[1][2][3]

Production

The first seven production boats were built by Holby Marine of Bristol, Rhode Island United States for Alerion Yachts in Warren, Rhode Island. After that boats were built by Tillotson Pearson, also of Rhode Island for Alerion Yachts. Production started in 1990 and it remained in production in 2021. By 2019, over 470 had been completed.[1][4][5][6]

Design

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an Alerion Express 28 showing the optional self-tacking Hoyt jib boom in use
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an Alerion Express 28 showing the optional self-tacking Hoyt jib boom

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. The early production boats displace Шаблон:Convert and carry Шаблон:Convert of lead ballast. Later production boats have a new keel design with a bulb weight, displace Шаблон:Convert and carry Шаблон:Convert of lead ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of Шаблон:Convert with the standard keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD2010 diesel engine of Шаблон:Convert with a saildrive for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds Шаблон:Convert and the fresh water tank has a capacity of Шаблон:Convert.[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a straight settee in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove and a sink. The portable head is located in the bow cabin, underneath the "V" berth.[1][3]

Operational history

In a 2000 review naval architect Robert Perry wrote, "small boats are a good way to get back to basics. The Carl Schumacher-designed Alerion-Express is a great example. The general aesthetic model for this design is straight out of Nat Herreshoff's 1916 design Alerion. The gentle sweep of the sheer is balanced by moderate overhangs and freeboard that is low by today's standards. Beam is narrow, and the hull shape looks to be moderate in all aspects. The D/L ratio is 168. Below the waterline the design shows a modern fin keel and a semi-balanced spade rudder. To me this is the most exciting mix of design features. Take an attractive, dated topsides look and blend it with performance characteristics below the waterline. The result is a boat that has the romance of yesterday and the performance of today ... All gear is first rate and the overall look is one of a sophisticated and refined small yacht."[7]

See also

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Alerion Express 28 cockpit and lazarette
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Alerion Express 28 showing the angled transom design

Related development

Similar sailboats

References

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