SKIPJACK is a late-model Alerion Express 28 in good condition, offering the perfect blend of timeless elegance and modern sailing performance. Widely admired as one of the most beautiful boats on the water, the Alerion Express 28 preserves its traditional topside design while incorporating a thoroughly modern underwater hull shape. Currently rigged for cruising, SKIPJACK features a spacious cockpit and cabin, making it ideal for a couple’s weekend adventures or spontaneous evening sails. It comes equipped with lifelines, a marine toilet plumbed to a holding tank, and a very manageable sailplan that includes a self-tacking jib boom, making it easily single-handed.
The Alerion Express 28 is known for its balance and responsiveness, earning praise from both die-hard racers and leisure sailors for its delightful performance under sail. While SKIPJACK is cruise-ready, it can be converted into a racing boat for those seeking a more competitive experience. Whether you’re looking for relaxed outings or spirited performance, SKIPJACK offers a versatile and manageable sailing experience. This yacht combines great style, performance, and the pride of ownership that comes with such a well-regarded design.
Name of vessel | Skipjack |
Model | Alerion Express 28 |
Year | 2010 |
Builder | |
Designer | |
Price | $81,000 USD |
Location | Point Richmond, CA |
Length (feet) | 28 |
Beam (feet) | 8.17 |
Draft (feet) | |
Displacement (pounds) | |
Ballast (pounds) | |
Engine model | Yanmar 2YM15 |
Engine horsepower | 14 |
Engine hours | |
Fuel tank capacity (gallons) | 8 |
Water tank capacity (gallons) | |
Holding tank capacity (gallons) |
Some of her recent upgrades include:
North Sails Endurance 3Di 760 Mainsail & Furling Jib w/ battens (2021)
North Sails G1 AP Furling Gennaker (2020)
Custom stainless steel bowsprit (2020)
Interior Layout with Features/Options
Forward of the mast, separated from the salon by a partial bulkhead and curtain, is a V-berth with a filler cushion, storage beneath, and teak shelving outboard and above. The marine head is located to port under a lift-out section of the berth. Overhead, a large Lewmar “smoke-tinted” Lexan opening hatch with a screen provides ventilation and natural light. The salon features a full-length settee with green Sunbrella cushions to port, while to starboard, a built-in single settee with matching cushions is complemented by drawer and locker storage forward and aft, replacing the standard sink and stove configuration. Additional storage is located in an under-counter area aft and to starboard of the companionway.
Natural light floods the space through four elliptical fixed Bomar ports trimmed in teak, along with a Lexan companionway slider and hatch board. The exposed hull sides are elegantly lined with solid ash planking, adding a touch of warmth and craftsmanship. Functional features include a teak storage rack behind the companionway for the cockpit table and hatch boards, a 38-quart cooler integrated into the companionway step with a teak and holly lid, and a custom teak-trimmed box covering the back of the nav and sailing instrument port in the salon.
Teak storage rack for cockpit table and companionway hatch boards behind companionway 38 qt. cooler/ companionway step with teak and holly lid
Custom box trimmed in teak to cover back of nav/sailing instrument port salon
Electronics and Navigation Equipment
Icom VHF IC-M504 with full featured remote for cockpit
Raymarine C90 GPS/Plotter to port of companionway
Raymarine ST60+ sailing instrument to port companionway
Raymarine ST2000+ Tiller Pilot (2017)
Compass mounted to starboard of companionway
Clarion AM/FM Stereo M309 with salon and cockpit speakers
Electrical Systems
110v electrical system
12v electrical system
Battery charger
Blue Sea Systems 12v meter
12v panel with (8) circuit breakers
(2) 12v starting batteries
Guest rotary battery switch
Hubbel 110v 30 amp shore power plug and cord
12v plug
Mast and chain plates grounded to keel for lightning protection
(2) Swivel reading lights
(2) overhead dome lights
running lights
Steaming light
anchor light
Sails Rig and Rigging:
North Sails Endurance 3Di 760 Mainsail & Furling Jib w/ battens (2021)
North Sails G1 AP Furling Gennaker (2020)
Hall double-spreader mast and boom with Hoyt self-tacking jib-boom
1×19 stainless wire standing rigging with open barrel turnbuckles
Light air extender below decks
Hall Quick Vang system
Spinnaker halyard and track on mast for pole
Lazy-jacks and single-line reefing for mainsail
Harken: roller furling jib
Internal main and jib halyards
mainsheet led thru 4:1 traveler on aft deck to a Harken mainsheet swivel block and cam cleat mounted on a barney post in cockpit
Backstay adjuster 8:1 led under aft deck to cockpit
(2) Lewmar 14 stainless self-tailing winches on cabin top
Halyards and genoa sheets led aft through deck-mounted fairleads with clutch stoppers on port and starboard cabin top
Custom port and starboard chain plates
Windex
Mechanical and Plumbing
Yanmar 2-cylinder 14 hp inboard diesel with sail drive
Hitachi 60A Alternator
Racor fuel filter and water separator; external raw water strainer
Aluminum diesel tank; starboard cockpit locker
Stainless single-lever throttle and shift control
Gori 2-bladed folding prop
Marine head with holding tank
Rule 12v bilge pump with float switch
Manual bilge pump mounted in cockpit
Deck and Hull
The hull is infusion molded (SCRIMP) GRP with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass re-enforcing fabrics with an end grain balsa core with a Vinylester resin Gelcoat reinforcing layer. Keel floors, keel sump, engine bed, mast step and longitudinal stringers are molded integrally with the hull during the SCRIMP process. Marine grade plywood bulkheads with white, low maintenance laminate and teak trim are bonded to the interior of the hull and deck. Flange-type deck joint bonded with Plexus MA550 adhesive (ABS approved) The fin keel with integral bulb is a one piece lead casting alloyed with antimony bolted to molded keel sump with 304 grade stainless steel bolts. This provides a low center of gravity to optimize sailing performance
Balanced spade rudder with elliptical profile and low drag section
Laminated teak tiller with extension
Tiller extension
Custom stainless stemhead with welded jib tack and fair lead ring
Stainless bow and stern pulpits with double lifelines with cockpit boarding gates
(6) Herreshoff-style stainless cleats; deck-mounted chocks forward w S.S. rub strakes and stainless cast chocks cut into the toe rails amidships
Varnished toe rails, cockpit coamings, companionway coaming, handrails, eyebrow, and custom cockpit table
Removable cockpit sole boards
Custom removable varnished teak cockpit table with stainless swivel support
Custom removable magnetic cockpit drink holders
Cockpit cushions (seats and backs) in white with dark green piping
Sunbrella dodger with leather trim along aft edge and leather covered stainless grab bar; removable clear side panels; large zip open center panel and two removable clear front-facing panels
Sunbrella varnish covers for laminated teak tiller and cockpit coaming boards
Sunbrella mainsail cover with cutouts and zips for lazy jacks
Pull out emergency boarding ladder at transom, and removable side-boarding swim ladder
Custom harness point padeye
Self-draining cockpit
Lexan companionway hatch board and slider
Stainless flag socket with ensign
Stainless recessed deck drains
Anchor (stowed)
Dan-Buoy