Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Long Keel
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m
LWL: 20.75 ft / 6.32 m
S.A. (reported): 338.00 ft² / 31.40 m²
Beam: 7.75 ft / 2.36 m
Displacement: 7,850.00 lb / 3,561 kg
Ballast: 3,064.00 lb / 1,390 kg
Max Draft: 4.50 ft / 1.37 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Iron
First Built: 1970
Last Built: 1980
# Built: 80
Builder: Interchem Engineers Ltd. (HK)
Designer: Newell

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make: Volvo Penta
Model: MD1B
Type: Diesel
HP: 10
Fuel: 9 gals / 34 L

Accomodations

Water: 23 gals / 87 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 13.74
Bal. / Displ.: 39.03
Disp: / Len: 392.25
Comfort Ratio: 34.58
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.56
Hull Speed: 6.10 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 574.60 pounds/inch

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Sailboat Links

Designers: G. Taylor Newell
Related Sailboats: NEWELL CADET
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Notes

the TAIPAN 28 probably from the same tooling as the NEWELL CADET (aka OFFSHORE 27), built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard, HK. Interchem Engineers Ltd. was located at Pak Sha Wan, outside Sai Kung (HK).
Thanks to Mark Warburton, among others, for providing additional information on this yacht.