Ericson Yachts 27

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The Ericson Yachts 27, on the water

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.19 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 342

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.7

TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1874 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Ericson Yachts 27, as the fleet has seen it

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The Ericson Yachts 27 is a masthead sloop designed by Bruce King and built by Ericson Yachts between 1971 and 1978, with over 1200 units produced. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 8.2 meters LOA, has a 2.7-meter beam, and draws 1.2 meters, displacing 2993 kg. Optional features included inboard power and wheel steering, and a T-shaped cockpit was standard.5:10 A "Tall Rig" variant was also available.24:26 An Ericson 27 with a 2GM20 Yanmar engine sold for $1,475 at a Long Beach Marina auction, noted by Sailing Solé for its unusually clean condition.17:56

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen sold

$1,475Median asking

Sold at auction for $1,475
from Sailing Soléseen June 202520:42

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

43.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

14.7

Displacement / length

342.0

Comfort ratio

24.4

Capsize screening

1.92

Hull speed

6.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

659

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1971–1978

Units built

1250

Designer

Bruce King

Builder

Ericson  Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Ericson Yachts 29A 1970s masthead sloop with a 1.32-meter draft and a 45% ballast ratio, balancing coastal stability with shoal access Ericson Yachts 25A 1973-1978 masthead sloop with a transom-hung rudder and a 1.16-meter draft for versatile coastal exploration Ericson Yachts 25+A Bruce King-designed fractional sloop balancing a 40% ballast ratio with a nimble fin keel for coastal performance Ericson Yachts 28+A Bruce King-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a stiff fin keel and spade rudder configuration Ericson Yachts 30-1A 1967-1971 production masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, offering a balanced 1.47-meter draft Ericson Yachts 37An IOR One Ton racer from 1973 featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a balanced 50% ballast ratio

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