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Coronado Yachts 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1970–1973

A William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Coronado Yachts 27, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from A Son de Mar

Is it for you?

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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 262
EasygoingPowered-up

14.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Coronado Yachts 27, as the fleet has seen it

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The Coronado Yachts 27 is an 8.1-meter masthead sloop designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and built by Coronado Yachts between 1970 and 1973. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder and displaces 2834 kg. The design is nearly identical to the Columbia 27. The Coronado 27 was offered with multiple keel options, including a shallow draft keel of 1.07 meters and a keel/centerboard variant with a maximum draft of 1.88 meters. A diesel inboard engine was available as an option. Rig dimensions for the Coronado 27 date from a 1972 manufacturer sailplan.

The living fleet

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
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.3
Displacement / length
262.0
Comfort ratio
23.9
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
668
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1970–1973
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr
Builder
Coronado Yachts

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Related models

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