BoatsVerl 27

Verl 27

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1973

Originally marketed as the Phillipa 27, this 1973 fin-keeler offers a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for her size

Designed by Robert Clark, built by Verlvale Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

See her sail

The Verl 27, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Hashtag Sal

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

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

20.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.6
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

What the fleet has seen

The Verl 27, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Verl 27 is a Robert Clark-designed masthead sloop, built by Verlvale Ltd. from 1973 to the present, with an LOA of 8.3 meters and a displacement of 2117 kg. Its fin keel and skeg-hung rudder draw 1.4 meters. An earlier version of the design was known as the Phillipa 27. Aboard Hashtag Sal, a Verl 27 was refitted for liveaboard use, featuring new standing rigging and a Yanmar engine.watch The engine, with 100 hours, received a new Volvo mechanical shaft seal to address water ingress, a repair that required shifting the engine forward on its mounts for access.4:13 The vessel's ground tackle includes a Rocna anchor with 8 meters of chain and 30 meters of rode, plus a Danforth spare.1:01 Its interior provides a forward V-berth, a quarter berth, and a convertible salon table for sleeping.3:13 The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, oven, and a truck-style freezer.1:47 The manual marine head needs a new rubber seal, and the doghouse enclosure requires a new transparent panel due to clouding.1:01

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Verl 27 may be fitted out entirely differently.

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale
  • The video presents this specific Velamar 27 as available for purchase, highlighting its recent refit and features

    from Hashtag Salseen July 2024watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.6
Displacement / length
205.4
Comfort ratio
17.9
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
658
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
Robert Clark
Builder
Verlvale Ltd

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More boats like her, on the water

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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
Maxi Yachts Fenix 8.58.50 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1980s cruiser with a 1.5-metre bulb keel and spade rudder, designed for a balanced, stable coastal experience
Pearson Yachts 27 (Triton 27)8.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-influenced masthead sloop built from US Yachts molds, offering a light-displacement cruiser profile
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
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls molded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine

The family

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