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Puma 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1979

A Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising

Designed by Ron Holland, built by Naoglass.

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

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The Puma 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 beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 244
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 41%

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

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
243.9
Comfort ratio
19.2
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
708
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Ron Holland
Builder
Naoglass, S.A, Puma Yachts (Nao-Glass)

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Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Pearson Yachts 27 (Triton 27)8.23 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Doug Peterson-influenced masthead sloop built from US Yachts molds, offering a light-displacement cruiser profile
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls molded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 267.47 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stiff, stable hull form
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