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US Yachts) 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · 1983–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.5
Displacement / length
207.3
Comfort ratio
18.4
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
789
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–present
Designer
Doug Peterson, Daryl Watson
Builder
US Yachts - Bayliner, Bayliner (Buccaneer, US Yachts)

Design & history

The US 27 hull originated as the CHASER 29, an IOR 1/2 racer designed by Doug Peterson in 1975. Bayliner/US Yachts modified the deck and other elements, and the molds were later sold to Pearson Yachts where it became the TRITON 27.

Class · IOR 1/2 racer (original CHASER 29 design, first built 1975)
Notable features
Shoal draft version: 3.5'/1.07m
Variants
  • CHASER 29
  • TRITON 27
Design

Hull design began as the CHASER 29, a production IOR 1/2 racer designed by Doug Peterson, first built in 1975.

Production

Bayliner/US Yachts built this version with a completely different deck and other changes. Molds were later sold to Pearson Yachts, where with further alterations it became the TRITON 27.

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