{{Short description|1980s Canadian recreational keelboat}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox sailboat specifications |name = Sirius 28 |insignia = |insignia size = |insignia alt = |insignia caption = |line drawing = |line size = |line alt = |line caption = |image boat = File:Sirius 28 sailboat Wanderlust 2647.jpg |image size = |image alt = |image caption =
|designer = Hubert Vandestadt |location = Canada |year = 1982 |no built = 120 |design = |class = |brand = |builder = Vandestadt and McGruer |role =
|boats = |crew = |trapeze = |draft = |air draft = |displacement = {{convert|6700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|hulls = |hull type = Monohull |construction = Fibreglass |loa = {{convert|28.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |loh = |lwl = {{convert|24.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |beam = {{convert|9.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} |hull draft = {{convert|4.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} |hull weight = |engine = Yanmar 1GM diesel engine, {{convert|7.5|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}
|appendages = |keel type = fin keel |ballast = {{convert|2600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} |rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop |rig type = |I = {{convert|35.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} |J = {{convert|11.16|ft|m|abbr=on}} |P = {{convert|30.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |E = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |mast length = |rig other =
|sails = |sailplan = |sailarea main = {{convert|180.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |sailarea headsail = {{convert|199.49|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |lp = |sailarea spin = |sailarea gen = |sails other = |sailarea upwind = |sailarea downwind = |sailarea total = {{convert|379.49|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|rating = |d-pn = |rya-pn = |phrf = 192 (average)
|status = |previous = |successor = }}
The '''Sirius 28''' is a recreational keelboat built by Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada between 1982 and 1987, with 120 examples completed.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sirius-28-can|title = Sirius 28 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 10 June 2020|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200606171119/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sirius-28-can|archivedate =6 June 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite web |author=Sea Time Tech, LLC |year=2022 |title=Sirius 28 |url=https://sailboat.guide/vandestadt-and-mcgruer/sirius-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309173626/https://sailboat.guide/vandestadt-and-mcgruer/sirius-28 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=9 March 2022 |work=sailboat.guide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/vandestadt-and-mcgruer-ltd-can|title= Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd 1965 - 1987|access-date = 9 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200606165256/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/vandestadt-and-mcgruer-ltd-can|archive-date= 6 June 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Joy">{{cite web |author=InterVisionSoft LLC |year=2017 |title=Sailboat Specifications for Sirius 28 |url=http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/811/sirius-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308142154/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/811/sirius-28 |archivedate=8 March 2017 |accessdate=7 March 2017 |work=Sailing Joy}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=February 2026}}
It has a masthead sloop rig.
Designed by Hubert Vandestadt the fibreglass hull has a fixed fin keel with a hull speed of {{convert|6.56|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Joy" /><ref name="Guide" />
The fuel tank holds {{convert|19|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|24|u.s.gal}}.<ref name="Data" /><ref name="Guide" />
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} {{Vandestadt and McGruer Limited}} Category:1980s sailboat type designs Category:Sailboat type designs by Hubert Vandestadt Category:Sailboat types built by Vandestadt and McGruer Limited Category:28-foot keelboats