Express 27
Description
The EXPRESS 27 is a compact cruiser designed by Carl Schumacher. With her light displacement hull, she offers spirited performance, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. Well-suited for coastal cruising with occasional overnight passages.
Construction Details
| Designer | Carl Schumacher |
|---|---|
| Length | 27.000 ft |
| LOA | 27.250 ft |
| LWL | 23.750 ft |
| Beam | 8.000 ft |
| Displacement | 2450 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.500 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 28.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 9 ft |
| p | 28.50 ft |
| e | 10.40 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.50 ft | 9 ft | 28.50 ft | 10.40 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 28.5 ft - (8687 mm) |
| Foot | * 10.4 ft - (3170 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 29.79 ft - (9080 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 30 ft - (9144 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 152.75 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
| Foot | 10.67 ft - (3252 mm) |
| Leech | 26 ft - (7925 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 110.11 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 9.91 ft - (3021 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.27 ° |
| Area | * 138.7 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 23.91 ft - (7288 mm) |
| Foot | * 11.89 ft - (3624 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.81 ft - (6343 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.35 ft - (3155 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.98 ° |
| Area | * 123.71 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 28.42 ft - (8662 mm) |
| Foot | 13.167 ft - (4013 mm) |
| Leech | 26 ft - (7925 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 133.56 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.02 ft - (3664 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 6.53 ° |
| Area | * 170.85 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 28.39 ft - (8653 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.51 ft - (4423 mm) |
| Leech | * 26.73 ft - (8147 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.98 ° |
| Area | * 191.63 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 29 ft - (8839 mm) |
| Foot | 16.2 ft - (4938 mm) |
| Leech | 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 352 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
| MidGirth | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Foot | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 357 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | * 28.39 ft - (8653 mm) |
| MidGirth | * 16.2 ft - (4938 mm) |
| Foot | * 16.2 ft - (4938 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 391 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | 15.5 ft - (4724 mm) |
| Foot | 7 ft - (2134 mm) |
| Leech | 12.25 ft - (3734 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 59.67 % |
| Length Perp | * 5.37 ft - (1637 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 22.37 ° |
| Area | * 41.62 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.