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Stiletto 27

Catamaran Single Dbrd. · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · First built 1976

A high-performance catamaran with a rotating spar and ultra-light displacement, designed for speed and versatility

Designed by Bill Higgins & Don Ansley, built by Force Engineering.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Single Dbrd.

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Character

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

Ramp-launchableAbout 499 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.23 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

36 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 36
EasygoingPowered-up

50.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 50.5
  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 89 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
50.5
Displacement / length
35.5
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Single Dbrd.
Construction
FG/ w/epoxy & Nomex (nylon) core
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
500
Designer
Bill Higgins, Don Ansley
Builder
Force Engineering, Stiletto Catamarans (Force Engineering)

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Related models

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