Watkins Yachts 27P
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1981
A masthead sloop sharing the Watkins 27 hull, designed by Walter Scott for stable, shoal-draft coastal cruising
Designed by Walter Scott.
- 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.
Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
266 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
11.4 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1924 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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