J/27
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The Rod Johnstone designed J27, is an active sailboat racing class with strict class rules. 211 boats were built between 1983 and 1992.[1][2]
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Specifications
Principal Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA): 27.5 feet (8.4 m), 8.38 meters. Length at the waterline (LWL): 23.0 feet (7.0 m), 7.01 meters. Beam: 8.5 feet (2.6 m), 2.59 meters. Draft: 4.9 feet (1.5 m), 1.49 meters. Displacement: 3,800 lb (1,700 kg); 1723.7.
Other dimensions
Standard Water capacity is 5 gallons. Below decks headroom is 4.5 feet (1.4 m), 1.37 meters. The J27 has a lead keel weighing 1,530 pounds, 694 kilograms. Height with the keel is 8.5 feet (2.6 m), 2.59 meters. The boat has an outboard engine placed on the transom (port side).
Sail Dimensions
The J27 is a fractional rigged, sloop with a 100% sail area of 364 square feet (33.8 m2), 34 square meters. I: 30.00 feet (9.14 m), 9.14 meters. ISP: 30.00 feet (9.14 m), 9.14 meters. J: 10.50 feet (3.20 m), 3.20 meters. P: 33.00 feet (10.06 m), 10.06 meters. E: 12.50 feet (3.81 m), 3.81 meters. SPL: 10.50 feet (3.20 m), 3.20 meters. Displacement to length ratio (Disp/L)= 139. Sail Area to displacement ratio (SA/Dspl)= 24. [3]
PHRF
123-126
See also
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