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Out-of-production 27-foot trimaran aft-cockpit fiberglasssloop from Corsair Marine, Inc.. Designed by Ian Farrier. Formerly built in the USA. 450+ produced from 1980. Inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2004.
Specifications for the F-27
| LOA |
27.0 ft.
| LOD |
27.0 ft.
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| LWL |
26.2 ft.
| Beam |
25.0 ft.
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| Displaces |
2,600 lbs.
| Sail Area |
371.0 sq. ft.
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| D/L |
65
| SA/D |
31.4
| Comfort |
2.0
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| Capsize |
7.28
| L/B |
1.1
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Perry comments on the hydrostatics, exterior, interior, and systems of this boat and gives his opinion of its looks and appropriateness for cruising: "One of the major drawbacks to [beam] is the difficulty of finding dock space. This is a non-problem with this [folding-outrigger] vessel."
[Sail Magazine, 1991]
Established in 1994, the Hall of Fame has been inducting two or three US-made boats a year since then, all of them important developments in sailing design for the mass market.
- The F-27's entry in the Hall of Fame
Designer of trimarans, many with folding floats for easy trailering, Founded, then sold, Corsair Marine, the builder of the F-27.
- Farrier Marine
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