The Hotfoot 27 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Doug Hemphill as racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4]
Production
The design was built by Hotfoot Boats in Canada, but the company is no longer in business and the boat design is now out of production.[1][3][4][5]
Design
The Hotfoot 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,600 lb (1,633 kg) and carries 1,500 lb (680 kg) of ballast.[1][3][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal). The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The motor is mounted in the starboard lazarette and can be swung up when not in use and the hull opening covered with a hatch.[1][4]
The boat's galley is located on the starboard side. It includes a sink and a single-burner alcohol stove, which both slide under the cockpit for stowage. The head is a chemical type and is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth, forward of the bulkhead. Additional sleeping space is provided in the cabin, with two berths. A chart table is located on the port side and also stows under the cockpit when not in use.[3]
Standard equipment includes a spinnaker and associated gear, an outboard motor bracket, headfoil (a headsail airfoil-shaped reinforcement) and a compass. The boat's controls all can be actuated from the cockpit and include internally-mounted halyards. The cockpit has two genoa winches and two winches for the halyards. There is a 4:1 internal outhaul, an 8:1 boom vang and adjustable backstay and running backstays.[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 152 and low of 138. It has a hull speed of 6.29 kn (11.65 km/h).[4][6]
Operational history
In a review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the Hotfoot is a new design that is selling well in Victoria, B.C., and starting to move south. Keel and rudder are both deep to assist to windward, often a problem with boats this light. The running backstays are unusual. The manufacturers feel that they are needed for shaping the sail, not for keeping the rig up."[3]
See also
Similar sailboats
- Aloha 27
- Cal 27
- Cal 2-27
- Cal 3-27
- Catalina 27
- Catalina 270
- Catalina 275 Sport
- C&C 27
- Crown 28
- CS 27
- Edel 820
- Express 27
- Fantasia 27
- Halman Horizon
- Hullmaster 27
- Hunter 27
- Hunter 27-2
- Hunter 27-3
- Irwin 27
- Island Packet 27
- Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
- Mirage 27 (Perry)
- Mirage 275
- O'Day 272
- Orion 27-2
- Watkins 27
- Watkins 27P
References
- ^ a b c d Browning, Randy (2019). "Hotfoot 27 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2019). "Doug Hemphill". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 186-187. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hotfoot 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2019). "Hotfoot Boats (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2019). "Sailboat Specifications for Hotfoot 27". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 13 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
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