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Dufour Yachts 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1972–1979

A 1972 masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed for stability and coastal cruising throughout the seventies

Designed by Michel Dufour.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

310 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 310
EasygoingPowered-up

15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
309.9
Comfort ratio
21.1
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
665
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1979
Units built
320
Designer
Michel Dufour
Builder
Dufour

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