J/27

The Rod Johnstone designed J27, is an active sailboat racing class with strict class rules. 211 boats were built between 1983 and 1992. [ [http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/boat-reviews/j27-200599.html Sailing World - J/27 ] ] [ [http://www.jboats.com/j27/ J27 Front Page ] ]

Specifications

Principal Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): convert|27.5|ft|m, 8.38 meters. Length at the waterline (LWL): convert|23.0|ft|m, 7.01 meters. Beam: convert|8.5|ft|m, 2.59 meters. Draft: convert|4.9|ft|m, 1.49 meters. Displacement: convert|3800|lb|abbr=on; 1723.7.

Other dimensions

Standard Water capacity is 5 gallons. Belowdecks headroom is convert|4.5|ft|m, 1.37 meters. The J27 has a lead keel weighing 1,530 pounds, 694 kilograms. Height with the keel is convert|8.5|ft|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 convert|364|sqft|m2, 34 square meters. I: convert|30.00|ft|m, 9.14 meters. ISP: convert|30.00|ft|m, 9.14 meters. J: convert|10.50|ft|m, 3.20 meters. P: convert|33.00|ft|m, 10.06 meters. E: convert|12.50|ft|m, 3.81 meters. SPL: convert|10.50|ft|m, 3.20 meters. Displacement to length ratio (Disp/L)= 139. Sail Area to displacement ratio (SA/Dspl)= 24. [ [http://www.jboats.com/j27/j27dimensions.htm General Dimensions ] ]

PHRF

123-126

See also

* Sailing
* J/22
* J/24
* sloop

Notes

External links

* [http://www.jboats.com/j27/ J-Boat Website]
* [http://www.j27.org/ J/27 Class Association]
* [http://j27.wikispaces.com/ J/27 Tuning & Sailing Wiki]