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DS Yachts (Schwill Yachts) Hm-27

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1975

A Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for stability and coastal cruising since 1975

Designed by Ted Brewer, Robert Walstrom & Edward S. Brewer.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.90 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 332
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
332.4
Comfort ratio
25.4
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
711
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
Ted Brewer, Robert Walstrom, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
DS Yachts (Schwill Yachts)

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Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Puma 268.00 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop derived from an IOR Half Ton prototype, designed by Holman and Pye for competitive performance
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls moulded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine

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