Winga 860 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Winga 860 means chasing a small, late-seventies Swedish fractional sloop built by Winga Marin AB to Rolf Eliasson's drawings, with under 200 ever launched. She is a beamy, overrigged coastal cruiser rather than a passage-maker, and the brokerage pool reflects that character in both layout and equipment.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts appear more often in the brokerage channel, though both configurations circulate, and ex-charter boats are a common sight. Either way the boat carries four berths, and the beamy hull — roomier than 62 percent of comparable designs — gives the compact 28-foot shell more liveaboard room than the length implies. Ex-charter history is worth flagging to a buyer because fleet use can mean harder wear than a private-owner boat.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped used 860s commonly carry heating, solar, a self-tacking jib, hot water, autopilot, and chartplotter as standard coastal-cruise kit. Often-seen additions include lithium batteries, an inverter, a furling main, bimini, teak decks, and AIS. For a buyer the power-and-energy cluster — solar with lithium banks and an inverter — determines whether she can sit on a mooring through a Nordic weekend without the Volvo Penta 2001 running, while the canvas-and-handling cluster (furling main, bimini) speaks to short-handed ease. Navigation upgrades such as chartplotter and AIS are routine and reduce reliance on paper pilotage in the 860's typical sailing regions.
What to Inspect
Two design numbers deserve a surveyor's attention. The capsize screening value of 2.14 means the boat is not accepted for ocean racing anchor, so confirm any seller claim of offshore use against the rig and keel reality. Her immersion rate of about 709 lbs per inch anchor means load condition shifts the draft between roughly 4.9 and 5.2 feet; check the iron fin keel for corrosion anchor at that interface and measure actual draft against declared load.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. For the shopper, the short list is: verify ex-charter history and interior wear; confirm iron keel corrosion and true loaded draft; check that solar, lithium, and furling gear are functioning rather than cosmetically fitted; and accept her as a coastal cruiser-racer, not an ocean candidate.
- Confirm keel corrosion and measured draft under load
- Identify ex-charter use and inspect for fleet wear
- Test energy and furling upgrades before purchase
- Treat ocean-race eligibility claims as unsupported
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Winga 860. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $33,888 | — |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $23,173 | -31.6% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $31,095 | +34.2% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $28,043 | -9.8% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $20,960 | -25.3% |
Where they're listed
Winga 860 listings appear across 5 countries. Switzerland has the most listings with 1 (20.0%), followed by Germany and Denmark.
Country view
5 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | $31,095 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Germany | $23,173 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Denmark | $28,043 | 1 | 1 | 20.0% |
| United Kingdom | $33,888 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Sweden | $20,960 | 1 | 1 | 20.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi 84 | 28.02' | $ 12,903 | 21 | 8 |
| Sweden Yachts 340 | 34' | $ 62,765 | 18 | 5 |
| Bavaria 960 | 31.5' | $ 37,263 | 6 | 1 |
| Winga 860You are here | — | $ 28,043 | 5 | 2 |