Research 2019 - Alerion Express - AE 28

Sailboats are by nature graceful, and many claim to please your eye. But the Alerion Express 28 is consistently recognized as one of the prettiest boats on the water. That she also has a thoroughly modern underwater shape simply adds to her luster.

A maximized cockpit and cabin makes the Alerion Express 28 the perfect cruising yacht for you and your spouse – for weekend adventures or just a spur of the moment evening or after work sail.

By preserving the traditional look topside, where it shows, and giving the hull a modern design below the waterline, the Alerion Express 28 offers the best of both worlds: great style and great performance along with the pride and admiration they bring.

A very manageable sailplan with a self-tacking jib boom is easily single-handed. And even the most die-hard racers speak of how beautifully balanced and delightful the Alerion Express 28 is to sail.

With more than 450 boats sailing worldwide, the Alerion Express 28 is by far the most popular of all the modern daysailers. Designed in 1990 by Carl Schumacher, the AE28 was the first model to start this trend.

Currently, there are five active one-design fleets for the AE28 throughout the country. The fleets range in size from 6 to 25 boats; with basic "main and jib only" rules there is no shortage of excitement and great sailing.
Draft: 4 ft. 6 in.
Beam: 8 ft. 2 in.
Displacement: 5700
Standard features:
Specs
Length Overall 28'-3"
Length Water Line 22'-10"
Beam 8'-2"
Draft 4'-6"
Air Draft 40'-0"
Displacement 5700 lbs (including ballast)
Ballast 2200 lbs
Sail Area 352 sq ft
Sail Area/Disp 17.7
Aux. Engine 14HP
Diesel with Saildrive


Hull
Infusion Molded GRP with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass reinforcing fabrics
End grain balsa core
Vinyl ester resin gelcoat reinforcing layer
White gel coat hull color
Molded and tapered single gelcoat bootstripe – Owner's choice of color
Single-piece structural grid w/keel floors, engine
bed, mast step and longitudinal stringers, bonded
with Plexus
Eglass and foam core structural bulkheads bonded to the hull and deck with Plexus


Deck
Infusion-molded GRP w/biaxial reinforcing fabrics
and foam core w/Extreme 2000 inserts
White deck with molded Buff nonskid
Flange type hull to deck joint bonded with Plexus
Full-length teak toerail


Keel
Fin with integral bulb for low center of gravity
One-piece lead casting alloyed with antimony bolted to molded keel sump with 1" diameter 304 grade stainless steel bolts


Steering
Laminated teak tiller with extension
GRP rudder with stainless steel shaft tube
and polished rudder head
Balanced spade rudder with elliptical blade


Mast and Boom
Aluminum Hall Spars mast and boom
Hall QuikVang solid boom vang
Mainsail and jib


Standing and Running Rigging
1x19 Stainless steel wire standing rigging with
open barrel turnbuckles
Continuous shroud system for easy rig tuning
Custom stainless steel port and starboard
chainplates
Internal main and jib halyards
Lazy jacks and single-line reefing for mainsail
Mainsheet and jib sheets


Interior
Molded bulkheads with teak trim
Tongue and groove beadboard overhead panel
Varnished teak and holly cabin sole
3" urethane foam cushions - Owner's choice of Sunbrella fabric
Sealand portable head
38 qt. icebox / companionway step w/teak and holly lid


Electrical
12V DC system designed to A.B.Y.C.
12 Volt Starting battery,12 Volt House Battery
DC electrical panel w/8 circuit breakers
Guest battery switch
(2) Swivel reading lights
(2) Overhead dome light
LED navigation lights, bow and stern
Mast and chainplates grounded to keel for lightning protection to meet A.B.Y.C. standards


Engine
12 hp Volvo diesel w/Saildrive,
2-blade Gori folding propeller, Vetus muffler
6-gallon aluminum fuel tank


Deck Hardware & Equipment
(2) Lewmar 14st self-tailing cabin top winches
Harken Roller furling for 95% self tacking jib
Harken track, car, and blocks for self-tacking jib
Harken mainsheet led to 4:1 traveler system mounted on aft deck
Harken mainsheet cam base and block mounted on a barney post
(2) 10" aluminum winch handles
Adjustable (8:1) backstay below deck with lead to cockpit
19"x19" Lewmar deck hatch with smoke tint
(4) Fixed elliptical Bomar portlights
8" Mooring cleats: 2 forward, 2 aft, 2 midship
Custom-cast chocks for forward and midship cleats
Teak and Lexan companionway hatch slider with Lexan drop-in washboard
Halyards led aft thru deck mounted Harken fairleads and Spinlock stoppers port and starboard
Custom stainless stemhead with welded jib tack and fair lead ring
Teak handrails on cabin house
Teak toe rail
Flush-mount safety re-boarding ladder
Self draining cockpit
Flag, teak flag pole and socket
Manually operated bilge pump in cockpit
Electric bilge pump with float switch