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Dockrell Yachts 27

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1979

A long-keeled cutter by Ian L. Anderson, designed for stability and shoal-draft cruising

Designed by Ian L. Anderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

337 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 337
EasygoingPowered-up

13.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.8
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 304 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.8
Displacement / length
337.4
Comfort ratio
29.7
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
600
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Ian L. Anderson
Builder
Dockrell Yachts

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Falmouth Cutter 229.30 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA narrow-beamed 30-foot cruiser with a shallow 1.07-metre draft and a traditional long-keeled hull
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Vindo 328.95 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA classic Carl Andersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and traditional build for stable, comfortable cruising
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage
Cape Dory 278.25 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977-1985 production masthead sloop featuring a 40% ballast ratio for stability in a traditional full-keel hull

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