BoatsSoverel Marine 27

Soverel Marine 27

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1986–1987

A high-performance fractional sloop with a 23.49 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for competitive MORC racing

Designed by Mark Soverel, built by Tartan Marine.

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

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.23
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 41%

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

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1857 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.5
Displacement / length
165.3
Comfort ratio
14.4
Capsize screening
2.23
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
685
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1986–1987
Units built
27
Designer
Mark Soverel
Builder
Tartan Marine, Soverel Marine

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