Tartan Marine 27
Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1961–1980
A Sparkman & Stephens keel-centerboard sloop that launched Tartan Marine and enjoyed a 19-year production run
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
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The Tartan Marine 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.
Shoal draftDraws 0.97 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 28Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.77Bluewater
LightD/L 336Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 15.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 32%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~85% of boats her size on file
Compared with 567 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Sailed by the fleet
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
336.1
Comfort ratio
28.1
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
660
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1961–1980
Units built
712
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine, Douglass, McLeod
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More boats like her, on the water
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Paceship Yachts Westwind 247.29 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters
Hunter Marine 226.78 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA masthead-rigged trailerable cruiser with a keel-centerboard configuration for flexible draft and coastal access
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
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.
Tartan Marine 27 YawlA rare yawl-rigged version of the Sparkman & Stephens classic, featuring a keel-centerboard hull for versatile cruisingTartan Marine 27-2A Sparkman & Stephens masthead yawl featuring a raised sheer and centerboard versatility for shoal-water cruisingTartan Marine 28A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop designed for balanced performance with a stiff 43% ballast ratioTartan Marine 30A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop offering versatile interior configurations and a choice of standard or tall rigsTartan Marine 33A Sparkman & Stephens fractional sloop designed with a shoal-draft keel for versatile coastal cruisingTartan Marine 37 (S&S)A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop derived from the Tartan 38, built for performance with a keel-centerboard configuration
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