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Cal 27
The Cal 27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1971. Production The boat was built by Jensen Marine in the United States, who completed 306 examples between 1971 and 1974. It is now out of production. The Cal 27 design was replaced in the company line by the Cal 2-27 in 1974. Design The Cal 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 210 with a high of 210 and low of 210. It has a hull speed of . A version was also built with a taller mast. See also *List of sailing boat types Related development *Cal 2-27 *Cal 3-27 Similar sailboats *Aloha 27 *C&C 27 *Catalina 27 *Catalina 270 *Catalina 275 Sport *CS 27 *Edel 820 *Express 27 *Fantasia 27 *Halman Horizon *Hot ...
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William Lapworth
Charles William Lapworth (12 December 1919 – 3 April 2006) was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as "one of the foremost West Coast naval architects in the post-World War II period", he has been nominated to the US National Sailing Hall of Fame. Early life Born on 12 December 1919 in Detroit, Michigan. He went to the University of Michigan, completing a degree in marine engineering and naval architecture. He went on to serve in the US Navy in World War II as an officer in the bureau of ships at Quincy, Massachusetts. He later served at naval repair base at San Diego. Professional life After the war Lapworth moved to California and became partners in a yacht design business with Merle Davis in Los Angeles. In less than a year Davis had died, leaving Lapworth to run the business alone. He earned some income by doing marine surveyor work. ...
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Aloha 27
The Aloha 27 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by American yacht designer Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26. The Aloha 26, 27, 8.2, 271 are all closely related designs. Although the hulls are identical and were produced in the same mould, the builders used several different sail and mast suppliers during the production run of the designs and specifications for the boats produced varied accordingly. Many of the boats produced have interchangeable sails and other parts. Despite having so many designations for the vessel, Aloha 27 is colloquially used as the model designation. The Aloha 27 should not be confused with the slightly larger Aloa 27 which was designed by Frans Maas and built in France by Aloa Marine, starting in 1976. Production The design was built between 1979 and 1987 by Ouyang Boat Works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, under the Aloha Yachts brand. During that period the company built 188 of the Aloha 27 des ...
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Hunter 27-2
The Hunter 27-2 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a family cruiser and first built in 1989. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 27, but is now usually referred to as the Hunter 27-2 to differentiate it from the unrelated 1974 Hunter 27 and later designs with the same name. Production The Hunter 27-2 was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 and 1994, but it is now out of production. Design The Hunter 27-2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with swept-back spreaders, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel, with an emergency tiller and a fixed wing keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard wing keel fitted. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for dockin ...
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Hunter 27
The Hunter 27 is a series of American sailboats, that were first built in 1974. Production The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production. Design The Hunter 27 series are all small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass. Variants ;Hunter 27 :This model was designed by John Cherubini, introduced in 1974 and produced until 1984, with 2,000 examples completed. It has a masthead sloop rig, a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with an optional shoal draft keel or a wing keel. The boat is fitted with a French Renault diesel engine of , although a Japanese Yanmar diesel was later an option. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The full keel model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 189 with a high of 189 and low of 192. The shoal draft model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high ...
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Hullmaster 27
The Hullmaster 27, also called the HM-27, is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1974. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built in Canada by Hullmaster Boats as the Hullmaster 27 and DS Yachts as the HM-27, with 40 examples completed. Design The Hullmaster 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 222 and low of 231. It has a hull speed of . See also * List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats *Aloha 27 * Cal 27 *Cal 2-27 *Cal 3-27 *Catalina 27 *Catalina 270 *Catalina 275 Sport *C&C 27 *Crown 28 *CS 27 *Edel 820 *Express 27 *Fantasia 27 *Halman Horizon *Hotfoot 27 *Hunter 27 *Hunter 27-2 *Hunter 27-3 * Irwin 27 * Is ...
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Hotfoot 27
The Hotfoot 27 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Doug Hemphill as racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 186-187. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was built by Hotfoot Boats in Canada, but the company is no longer in business and the boat design is now out of production. Design The Hotfoot 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The fresh water tank has a capacity of . The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The motor is mounted in the starboard lazarette and can be swung up when not in use and the hull opening covered with a hatch. The boat' ...
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Halman Horizon
The Halman Horizon, also referred to as the Halman 27, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Michael Volmer as a cruiser and first built in 1982. Production The design was built by Halman Manufacturing in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, but it is now out of production. A total of 42 examples were completed, with production commencing in 1982. The designer, Michael Volmer, was also CEO of the company. Design The Horizon is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. The majority were built with a masthead sloop rig, although some were built with a cutter rig. It features a spooned raked stem, a very rounded and bulbous transom, a skeg-mounted rudder, with a portion protruding around the transom, controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. It was factory-fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds , while the fresh water t ...
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Fantasia 27
The Fantasia 27 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Philippe H. Harlé and first built in 1981. In 1987 the design was developed into the cruising-optimized Sun Way 27. Production The boat was built by Jeanneau in France between 1981 and 1996, with 1800 examples completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Fantasia 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel or optionally twin keels or a centreboard. The full keel version displaces and carries of ballast. The centerboard version displaces and carries of ballast. The twin keel version carries of ballast. The design has a draft of with the standard fin keel fitted. The centerboard version has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted. The twin-keels version has a draft of The Fantasia 27 is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the f ...
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Express 27
The Express 27 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Schumacher as a racer and first built in 1982.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 190-191. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design was built by Alsberg Brothers Boatworks in Santa Cruz, California, United States. The company completed 117 examples between 1982 and 1988 when the factory closed. The boat was the first design offered when the company was formed and was the basis for the entire line of sailboats that it built. Design The Express 27 is an ultralight displacement recreational keelboat, built predominantly of vacuum bag moulding vinylester, S-glass, E-glass, Klegecell foam and a balsa core, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop or optional masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballas ...
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Edel 820
The Edel 820 is a French sailboat that was designed by Maurice Edel and first built in 1980. Production The design was built by Construction Nautic Edel in France and also at its Canadian subsidiary, Edel Canada. Between 1980 and 1982 a total of 60 examples were completed. The boat is now out of production. Design The Edel 820 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel or tiller and a fixed fin keel or stub keel and centreboard. It displaces and carries of ballast. The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted. The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD7A diesel engine of connected to a Volvo Penta 110S saildrive. Some boats have been retrofitted with a small outboard motor in place o ...
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CS 27
The CS 27 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Raymond Wall and first built in 1975. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada, with 480 examples completed between 1975 and 1983, when production ended. Design The CS 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard iron-ballasted keel and with the optional longer shoal draft lead-ballasted keel. About 90 were built with the shoal draft keel. The boat was initially fitted with a Japanese Yanmar YSE diesel engine and later a Yanmar 1GM model. In 1977 an increased area rudder with more added to the leading edge for better helm balance was introduced and this new rudder design could be retrofitted to older boats. In 1980 the mast was changed from a Proctor to an Isomat section along with small interio ...
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Catalina 275 Sport
The Catalina 275 Sport is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas primarily for racing and day sailing. Production The boat is built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, with production starting in 2013. It remained in production in 2018. Design The Catalina 275 Sport is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, an open reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or optional wing keel. It is equipped with a carbon fiber reinforced polymer tiller and basic accommodations for sleeping, including a galley and an enclosed head. A retractable bowsprit is optional. The boat displaces and carries of lead ballast with the standard keel and with the wing keel. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted and with the optional shoal draft wing keel. The boat is fitted with a Yanmar 2Y1M5 diesel inboard engine, powering a saildrive two-bladed ...
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