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Taipan 28

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The Taipan 28 is a cruising sailing yacht. The 28 ft (8.5 m) GRP bermuda rigged sloop was designed and built in Pak Sha Wan, Hong Kong by Interchem Engineers Ltd.

Around 100 were built from approximately 1970-1980 starting with hull number 100. They have a full keel and a relatively short rig. Different interiors were built, with interior tables or berths to starboard and 3-4 berths. They were powered by an inboard diesel engine.

Taipan 28 moored at the RHKYC, Middle Island, Hong Kong

Specifications

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General

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Length Overall (L.O.A): 28'0" 8.53m
Waterline Length (L.W.L): 20'9" 6.3m
Beam: 7'9" 2.36m
Draft: 4'6" 1.37m
Ballast Keel: 3,064 lb 1,389 kg

Displacement

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Displacement: 7,850 lb 3,560 kg

Sail Area

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Working sail area: 338 sq ft (31.4 m2)
With Genoa jib: 450 sq ft (42 m2)

Tank capacity

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Fuel 9 gallon 34 litre
Water 23 gallon 87.06 litre

Engine

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Almost all boats were fitted with MD1B Volvo Penta engines. Marine Diesel, 10 HP, 1 cylinder, 4 stroke, water cooled, max speed 2500 rpm, ratio 1.87:1 with 12 volt dyna starter.

Known Vessels

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Name Year Hull Country
Taipan 1969 110 California
əkwâr`ēəs [1] 1969 112 North Carolina
Smilin' Seagull 1970 119 British Columbia
Irish Mist 1970 California
Ming Chu 1971 121 Edinburgh, Scotland
Taikoo 1970 122 Oregon, USA
Eroica 1972 Hong Kong
Islander [2] 1972 Brazil
Arawana 1972 127 Adelaide, Australia
Xanadu 1973 131 Hong Kong
Crescent Moon 1973 133 United Kingdom
Nomad 1974 134 Hong Kong
Titanic 1974 137 Hong Kong
OneSixOneFive (previously "Yarramoor") 1974 139 Hong Kong
Slippery Shrimp [3] Renamed "Snow Goose II" 1976 144 Redondo Beach, California
Naiad 1977 177 Hong Kong
Mystic 1978 Hong Kong
Scrimshaw (beached and decommissioned) 1979 Hong Kong
Shao Tai Tai 1980 Hong Kong
Adagio
Antares
Camelot
Daedalus
Deben
Don Quixote Hong Kong
Dove Hong Kong
Kotuku
Patricia
Rafiki
Ragamuffin Hong Kong
Silver Cloud Hong Kong
Toni Anne
Triton Hong Kong
Virgen Del Mar

Racing

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The Aberdeen Boat Club,[4] Hong Kong holds an annual Classic Yacht Rally[5] which includes a division for locally built Taipans called the Taipan Cup.

Taipan Cup

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Year Taipan Cup Winner Best Looking
2005 Mystic Ragamuffin
2006 Ragamuffin Ragamuffin
2007 Naiad Ragamuffin
2008 Ragamuffin n/a
2009 n/a n/a
2010 Mystic n/a

References

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  1. ^ [1] əkwâr`ēəs Taipan Refit
  2. ^ [2] Islander Taipan Refit
  3. ^ [3] Slippery Shrimp facebook
  4. ^ [4] The Aberdeen Boat Club website
  5. ^ [5] Classic Yacht Rally
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