Yamaha 29 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

28.54' · 8.7 m

Displ.

6,393 lbs · 2,900 kg

First year

1975

The Yamaha 29 serves as a testament to a specific era of Japanese maritime engineering, where the precision of a global motor giant was applied to the artisanal world of fiberglass sailboat construction. Introduced in the late 1970s and produced into the early 1980s, the Yamaha 29 was part of a strategic push by Yamaha Motor Co. to establish a foothold in the international cruiserracer market. Unlike many of its contemporaries that relied on outsourced designs, the 29 was primarily a product of the Yamaha Design Team, emphasizing a balance between the rigors of IOR (International Offshore Rule) influences and the practical needs of a coastal cruiser. These vessels are characterized by an exceptional build quality that often exceeds the standards of Western massproduction builders of the same period, utilizing advanced resintoglass ratios and vacuumbagging techniques that were sophisticated for the time.