[1][2][6][7][8] The design was built by Capital Yachts in Harbor City, California, United States, from 1974 until 1981, but it is now out of production.
[1][2][9][10] The Newport 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller or optional wheel and a fixed swept fin keel.
[5] The design has a hull speed of 6.7 kn (12.4 km/h) and a PHRF racing average handicap of 192.
[5] In a 2000 used boat review for Practical Sailor, Darrell Nicholson concluded, "The Newport 28 is a good entry-level cruiser-racer for someone wanting a reasonable combination of accommodations and performance, as long as you’re not too persnickety about details.