The CS 27 is a Canadian
sailboat
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Types
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, that was designed by Raymond Wall and first built in 1975. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by
CS Yachts in
Canada
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, with 480 examples completed between 1975 and 1983, when production ended.
Design
The CS 27 is a small recreational
keelboat
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, built predominantly of
fibreglass
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. It has a
masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, a transom-hung
rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water). On an airplane, the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw ...
and a fixed fin
keel
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. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard iron-ballasted keel and with the optional longer shoal draft lead-ballasted keel. About 90 were built with the shoal draft keel.
The boat was initially fitted with a Japanese
Yanmar
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YSE
diesel engine
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and later a Yanmar 1GM model.
In 1977 an increased area rudder with more added to the leading edge for better helm balance was introduced and this new rudder design could be retrofitted to older boats. In 1980 the mast was changed from a Proctor to an Isomat section along with small interior improvements.
The boat has a
PHRF
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racing average handicap of 207 with a high of 204 and low of 216. It has a
hull speed
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of .
Operational history
Notable examples include the CS 27 ''Sea Weasel'' which achieved a second place in West Vancouver Yacht Club's 2014 Southern Straits Classic.
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "Boats with a length of twenty-seven feet and a displacement topping 6000 pounds will generally have more in common with 30 footers than the outboard powered boats in the 25 to 26 foot range. This is certainly true of the CS 27. It is a fast boat with real adult size room below decks, and it comes with an inboard diesel, double lifelines, two speed winches, a pressurized fresh water system, and a huge 5.8 cubic foot ice box. The CS 27 is a sleek boat that was built strong enough for some serious ocean sailing."
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
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Hullmaster 27
The Hullmaster 27, also called the HM-27, is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1974. The design is out of production.
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Hunter 27
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Hunter 27-3
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Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
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Mirage 275
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O'Day 272
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Orion 27-2
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Watkins 27
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Watkins 27P
References
External links
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Keelboats
1970s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Raymond Wall
Sailboat types built by CS Yachts