Code Yachts in Hungary describes this Cayman 28 full-on all-carbon boat with extendable hiking racks from the board of Mark Mills as \u2018the gentleman\u2019s skiff\u2019. It was originally intended as a one-off for a client in the Cayman Islands, but orders for further boats quickly followed.Photo: BrigiPixImpressively, the first Cayman 28 boat\u2019s second outing was the 96-mile Blue Riband race around Lake Balaton, where it was one of 600 boats in a mass start. \u201cIt was debatable whether our shake-down sail should be one of the world\u2019s largest races, but it was beautiful,\u201d Mills reported at the finish.
\n\u201cRacing down Lake Balaton in company with almost 600 starters and finishing after a night time battle reaching with 42-footers with Code 0s [was] memorable!\u201d
\nA simple backstayless rig sets Doyle load-sharing sails, while coarse and fine adjustment for the main and jib sheets eliminates the need for winches. A low profile Harken Snubbair winch on the rack is used to handle the asymmetric spinnaker sheets.
\nThe racks have capacity for up to five people and when fully extended increase beam to 3.9m, creating a huge amount of additional righting moment. One of the early boats has already clocked up speeds of more than 21 knots.
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Cayman 28 specifications:
\nLOA: 8.52m 28ft 0in
\nLWL: 8.37m 27ft 6in
\nBeam (racks in): 2.53m 8ft 4in
\nDisplacement: 1,100kg 2,425lb
\nDraught: (shallow) 1.67m 5ft 5in (deep) 1.92m 6ft 4in
\nPrice: \u20ac167,000 ex VAT
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Code Yachts in Hungary describes this Cayman 28 full-on all-carbon boat with extendable hiking racks from the board of Mark Mills as \u2018the gentleman\u2019s skiff\u2019. It was originally intended as a one-off for a client in the Cayman Islands, but … <\/p>\n