Archambault A 27

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14

CoastalBluewater

At 2.33 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.33

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 157

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.9

TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

22.9

Displacement / length

157.5

Comfort ratio

14.2

Capsize screening

2.33

Hull speed

6.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

831

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2014

Designer

M. Joubert - B. Nivelt, Joubert-Nivelt

Builder

Archambault

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