1979 Shannon 28
Shannon 28 is regarded as one of the highest quality production 28 footers. The boat is a great for family cruising, an excellent as a serious offshore sailing with live aboard capability.
This Schulz’ design goals for the Shannon 28 was typical of a good cruiser – seaworthiness, comfort, and stable handling across all wind and seas condition, and exciting to sail. Her heavy displacement and full keel configuration works well, but interestingly, by positioning the rudder further aft and cutting away the aft portion of the keel, the Shannon 28 is also quite responsive.
Rig selection also reinforces the design theme with the choice of a true cutter configuration, a favorite for offshore passage-making for its ability to maintain balance over a wide range of wind conditions.
