Herreshoff H-28 as an offshore cruiser?

[Don C L]

The little boat that could. Here are a few more discussions:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-h28-2664.html
https://www.sailnet.com/forums/other...ff-h-28-a.html

I haven't sailed one, but I do have a fairly comparable size and design so I recommend this thread too :
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...al-153058.html

[bailsout]

Hey Chuck, my Herreshoff is also Far East Yachts with same construction. I’m quite happy with her speed. Have yet to be in a hurry.

[Dougtiff]

Dr. Earl Hanson sailed his H28 Woodie Ketch into Singapore in the 80'S, i suspect it was the same boat that Picklesandjessr mentioned, Earl went on to circumnavigate, many year's later, i ran into him in Seattle, he had done as i recall another two around's, but in a about 45 Ft. aluminum Cutter.

[galynd]

I've crewed on the one listed below. Nice fun ride:

1982 Herreshoff H-28 28 Boats for Sale - Sea Lake Yachts

[JohnAdams]

I have a Sea Spray review of the Compass Yachts New Zealand H28 from the 1979 or 1980 Yacht Tests issue on my bookshelf - I can pdf and email this to anyone who wants it. The Sea Spray tester described the build as robust and seemed to enjoyed the sedate but very reassuring experience of sailing it. An H28 named Lewie was moored next to me in Woodford Bay for many years - it looked a nice boat - it's bigger overall than many similar sized boats of that era - Compass 28, Clansman 30, Compass 29, Dunco, etc - and nicely proportioned. The actual LOA of the Compass H28 is 29.58 feet, the beam is 9 feet. There were some numbers up-thread that are not correct. The Compass H28 has a ballast ratio of 52 per cent - 1800kg of encapsulated lead - and a displacement of 3300kg. Anything with a 9-foot beam and no tumblehome is going to lean early. From memory it was a simple, single spreader, capped masthead rig. The draught is 4-feet and the keel is full with no cutaway. Steering is a via a massively overbuilt tiller, which would make for easy use of a vane and would make single handing a joy. The deck hardware is all overbuilt, too. Best of all, the Compass H28 is good looking with a sweetly jaunty sheerline. If it was just going to be you on the boat and funds were limited, you could do a lot worse.

[Hugo B]

Thanks for the interesting replies. I will consider a H28, but given there is a choice (not so easy in Australia) there probably would be others higher on my list like a Vancouver 28.