Santa Cruz 27
Description
The Santa Cruz 27 is a legendary 27-foot ultralight displacement sailboat designed by Bill Lee and built by Santa Cruz Yachts starting in 1974. This revolutionary design helped establish the "fast is fun" philosophy that transformed sailing in the 1970s! With 134 boats built, the Santa Cruz 27 proved the viability of ultralight displacement production boats and established Bill Lee's reputation as a visionary designer.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bill Lee |
|---|---|
| Builder | Santa Cruz Yachts |
| Length | 27.000 ft |
| LOA | 27.000 ft |
| LWL | 24.080 ft |
| Beam | 8.000 ft |
| Displacement | 3000 lb |
| Ballast | 1500 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1974 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 32.70 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 10.90 ft |
| p | 28.20 ft |
| e | 8.70 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.70 ft | 10.90 ft | 28.20 ft | 8.70 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Santa Cruz 27 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 28.2 ft - (8595 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.7 ft - (2652 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.04 ft - (8851 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 29.22 ft - (8906 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | * 126.69 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 27 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 27.58 ft - (8406 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.54 ft - (4432 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.79 ft - (7251 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.05 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.54 ft - (3822 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.99 ° |
| Area | * 172.9 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 27 - GENOA
| Luff | 32.75 ft - (9982 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 18.167 ft - (5537 mm) |
| Leech | 31 ft - (9449 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 154.77 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16.87 ft - (5142 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.35 ° |
| Area | * 276.24 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 27 - GENOA
| Luff | * 32.75 ft - (9982 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.69 ft - (5392 mm) |
| Leech | * 30.71 ft - (9360 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16.35 ft - (4983 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.01 ° |
| Area | * 267.73 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 27 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 32.75 ft - (9982 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.98 ft - (5480 mm) |
| Leech | * 30.13 ft - (9184 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 442 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 27 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 32.75 ft - (9982 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 19.62 ft - (5980 mm) |
| Foot | * 19.62 ft - (5980 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 546 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 27 - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 18.96 ft - (5779 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.24 ft - (2512 mm) |
| Leech | * 15.4 ft - (4694 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 6.54 ft - (1993 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19.07 ° |
| Area | * 61.97 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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