The Gloucester 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle as a cruiser and first built in 1983.[1][2][3][4]
The Gloucester 27 is a development of the 1979 Lockley-Newport LN-27.[1][4][5]
Production
The design was built by Gloucester Yachts in the United States, starting in 1983, but it is now out of production.[1][4][6]
Design
The Gloucester 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) and carries 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][4]
The design has a hull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h).[4]
See also
Related development
References
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Gloucester 27 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Stuart Windley". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gloucester 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "LN-27 (Lockley-Newport) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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