Nor' Sea 27
Description
The Nor’Sea 27 is a trailerable, blue water-capable sailboat designed by Lyle C. Hess and built by Nor’Sea Marine (originally Heritage Marine) starting in 1976. Renowned for its seaworthiness and robust construction, it has a cult following among cruisers, with over 450 built. It’s designed for long-distance cruising, having completed four circumnavigations and over 160 Pacific and Atlantic crossings.
Construction Details
| Designer | Lyle Hess |
|---|---|
| Length | 27.000 ft |
| LOA | 27.000 ft |
| LWL | 23.000 ft |
| Beam | 8.000 ft |
| Displacement | 8100 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.500 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 35.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 10.50 ft |
| p | 31.50 ft |
| e | 12.25 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.50 ft | 10.50 ft | 31.50 ft | 12.25 ft | - | - |
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 31.5 ft - (9601 mm) |
| Foot | 12.25 ft - (3734 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 32.51 ft - (9909 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 84.81 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 32.75 ft - (9982 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 198.12 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 31.5 ft - (9601 mm) |
| Foot | 12.33 ft - (3758 mm) |
| Leech | 29.33 ft - (8940 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 109.33 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.48 ft - (3499 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.97 ° |
| Area | * 180.75 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 34 ft - (10363 mm) |
| Foot | 14.58 ft - (4444 mm) |
| Leech | 32 ft - (9754 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.19 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.67 ft - (4167 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.86 ° |
| Area | * 232.41 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 34 ft - (10363 mm) |
| Foot | 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
| Leech | 33.167 ft - (10109 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 156.55 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.78 ft - (4810 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * -2.23 ° |
| Area | * 268.23 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 35.17 ft - (10720 mm) |
| Foot | * 17.45 ft - (5319 mm) |
| Leech | * 31.83 ft - (9702 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perp | * 15.75 ft - (4801 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9.02 ° |
| Area | * 276.98 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | 35.25 ft - (10744 mm) |
| Foot | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Leech | 32.5 ft - (9906 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 181.14 % |
| Length Perp | * 19.02 ft - (5797 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 8.59 ° |
| Area | * 335.26 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 36 ft - (10973 mm) |
| Foot | 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Leech | 34 ft - (10363 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 486 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Foot | 8.25 ft - (2515 mm) |
| Leech | 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Area | * 73.24 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMTRYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
| Foot | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Leech | 19.75 ft - (6020 mm) |
| Length Perp | * 10.59 ft - (3228 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 14.15 ° |
| Area | * 66 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.