Development | |
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Designer | Philippe Harlé |
Location | France |
Year | 1987 |
Builder(s) | Jeanneau |
Role | Cruiser |
Name | Sun Way 27 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,027 lb (2,280 kg) |
Draft | 5.00 ft (1.52 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 27.23 ft (8.30 m) |
LWL | 21.50 ft (6.55 m) |
Beam | 9.45 ft (2.88 m) |
Engine type | Yanmar diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,936 lb (878 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 31.80 ft (9.69 m) |
J foretriangle base | 9.70 ft (2.96 m) |
P mainsail luff | 26.60 ft (8.11 m) |
E mainsail foot | 9.20 ft (2.80 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 122.36 sq ft (11.368 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 154.23 sq ft (14.328 m2) |
Total sail area | 276.59 sq ft (25.696 m2) |
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The Sun Way 27 is a French sailboat that was designed by Philippe Harlé as a cruiser and first built in 1987. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design is a development of the 1981 Fantasia 27, with different portlights, lighter displacement and optimized for cruising. [1] [2] [5]
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1987, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [5] [6] [7]
The Sun Way 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,027 lb (2,280 kg) and carries 1,936 lb (878 kg) of ballast. [1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. [1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h). [2]
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