Finngulf 28
Finngulf · Kamu Strahlmann · 1999
Updated
The Finngulf 28 is a 8.90 m displacement racing yacht designed by Kamu Strahlmann and built by Finngulf, first launched in 1999. It races in Class C.
Length
8.90 m
29′ 2″
Beam
2.91 m
Draft
1.67 m
Displacement
3.2 t
Sail area
42 m²
On the podium
Where a Finngulf 28 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
48%
of 63 starts by 2 boats
Wins
8%
Read from 63 starts by 2 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Finngulf 28 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Kopun Kaksinpurjehdus2026- Björkholmen - Blekholmen2026
Høstserien2025- Vårserien2025
- Høstserien2024
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Finngulf 28 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 36.7 (7 meetings), Oceanis 343 (Berret) (6 meetings), Finn Express 83 (3 meetings), Salona 34 (1 meeting), Bavaria 35 (1 meeting), X-332 (1 meeting), J/11 (1 meeting), J/105 (1 meeting), Antilla 36 (1 meeting), J/80 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Finngulf 28 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.62
39°
Beam reach
7.37
90°
Broad reach
8.37
135°
Downwind VMG
6.84
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach in a strong breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Finngulf 28
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.03 | 4.12 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| 52° | 4.62 | 6.00 | 6.42 | 6.54 |
| 60° | 4.86 | 6.18 | 6.58 | 6.74 |
| 75° | 5.03 | 6.33 | 6.78 | 7.08 |
| 90° | 5.26 | 6.58 | 6.95 | 7.37 |
| 110° | 5.35 | 6.74 | 7.37 | 7.95 |
| 120° | 5.20 | 6.67 | 7.39 | 8.33 |
| 135° | 4.67 | 6.40 | 7.17 | 8.37 |
| 150° | 3.95 | 5.82 | 6.73 | 7.68 |
| Run VMG | 3.42 | 5.04 | 5.97 | 6.84 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.
Rigging
Finngulf 28 rig and sail dimensions
A Finngulf 28 carries 10.48 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.83 m boom, a forestay 10.88 m above the deck and a 3.80 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 60 to 66 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.