Beneteau Evasion 28 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · full

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

27.89' · 8.5 m

Displ.

9,480 lbs · 4,300 kg

First year

1978

The Beneteau Evasion 28 is a quintessential example of the 1970s European motorsailer, a design that sought to harmonize the rugged reliability of a fishing trawler with the recreational capabilities of a cruising sailboat. Produced by Beneteau between 1975 and 1980, with a total of 123 hulls completed, the Evasion 28 was designed by André Bénéteau during a transformative period for the yard. It was a time when the brand was leveraging its heritage in commercial fishing to define a new category of coastal cruiser that prioritized protection from the elements and internal volume over raw racing performance. Built with a solid fiberglass hull and a balsacored deck, the Evasion 28 is recognized for its distinctive wheelhouse profile and dualsteering capability, which was a revolutionary feature for a vessel under 30 feet at the time of its release. This model is often cited on the Beneteau Group official heritage page as a "modern and reliable" bridge between their traditional maritime roots and the fiberglass era.