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US Yachts) 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

A Doug Peterson-designed IOR half-tonner, later adapted by US Yachts from the original Chaser 29 racing hull

Designed by Doug Peterson & Daryl Watson.

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

Is it for you?

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 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 207
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.5
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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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
First built 1983
Designer
Doug Peterson, Daryl Watson
Builder
US Yachts - Bayliner, Bayliner (Buccaneer

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Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising
Hunter Marine 27-28.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 27-foot fractional sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
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Albin Marine AB Vega 278.25 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthScandinavia's most popular production yacht of her size, this 8.25-metre masthead sloop defined coastal cruising from 1965 to 1979
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27

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