Express 28 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

28.25' · 8.61 m

Displ.

4,400 lbs · 1,996 kg

First year

1990

The Alerion Express 28 stands as the definitive progenitor of the modern luxury daysailer movement. Designed in the late 1980s by the late Carl Schumacher and first brought to production in 1991, the boat was conceived to solve a specific problem: the increasing complexity and "friction" of modern sailing. Schumacher’s brief was to create a vessel that could be rigged and sailing within ten minutes of arriving at the dock, yet possessed the aesthetic grace of a 1920s classic. The result is a hull that combines a traditional, lowprofile cabin house and elegant overhangs with a highperformance underbody featuring a fin keel and a balanced spade rudder. According to the manufacturer, Alerion Yachts, the model has seen more than 450 hulls produced, making it one of the most successful designs in its class. While the boat has seen minor incremental updates in construction techniques—moving from traditional handlayup to resininfusion under TPI and later USWatercraft—the core lines have remained untouched for over three decades.