Reinell 27 (Sun 27 / Sunstar 28)
Description
The most documented Reinell 27 was actually the SUN 27 (also known as the SUN 838), which was built by Sun Yachts/Reinell Boat Co. from 1977 to 1980. This boat had a fascinating development history - it started as the "Cheetah 26" designed by Edwin Monk Jr., then Bob Perry was contracted to make revisions including eliminating an outboard well and creating a new raised deck and lowered house design. Built by Sun Yachts/Reinell Boat Co. from 1977-1980. With 155 boats produced,
Construction Details
| Designer | Monk/Perry |
|---|---|
| Builder | Reinell Boat Co. |
| Length | 27.500 ft |
| LOA | 2.500 ft |
| LWL | 22.500 ft |
| Beam | 9.000 ft |
| Displacement | 6200 lb |
| Ballast | 2300 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.330 ft |
| Year Built | 1977 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 32.35 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 11.25 ft |
| p | 27.25 ft |
| e | 10.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.35 ft | 11.25 ft | 27.25 ft | 10.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Reinell 27 (Sun 27 / Sunstar 28) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 27.25 ft - (8306 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech | * 28.72 ft - (8754 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.95 ° |
| Diagonal | * 28.85 ft - (8793 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | 142.89 ft² |
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Reinell 27 (Sun 27 / Sunstar 28) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 27.4 ft - (8352 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 15.12 ft - (4609 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.46 ft - (7151 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.94 ft - (3944 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 177.22 ft² |
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Reinell 27 (Sun 27 / Sunstar 28) - GENOA
| Luff | * 32.54 ft - (9918 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.36 ft - (5596 mm) |
| Leech | * 30.42 ft - (9272 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16.88 ft - (5145 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 274.58 ft² |
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Reinell 27 (Sun 27 / Sunstar 28) - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 32.54 ft - (9918 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 20.25 ft - (6172 mm) |
| Foot | * 20.25 ft - (6172 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 560.09 ft² |
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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. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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