BoatsJeanneau Aquila 27

Jeanneau Aquila 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 1977–1983

A Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop offered in both standard and deep-keel Regatta configurations

Designed by P. Harle & Philippe H. Harle.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg

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The Jeanneau Aquila 27, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.20 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

203 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 203
EasygoingPowered-up

21.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.8
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2229 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Aquila 27, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Aquila 27 is a masthead sloop designed by P. Harle and built by Jeanneau from 1977 to 1983, offered in Standard and Regatta versions. The Regatta version features a deep keel, increasing its draft to 1.65 meters and ballast to 980 kg.1:07 The boat has an overall length of 8.7 meters, a beam of 3.0 meters, and a displacement of 2600 kg.1:21 Its hull design incorporates a fin with a rudder on a partial skeg.2:08

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.8
Displacement / length
202.6
Comfort ratio
16.9
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
819
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1983
Units built
1040
Designer
P.Harle, Philippe H. Harle
Builder
Jeanneau

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