Tartan 27

Tartan 27
Development
DesignerSparkman & Stephens
LocationUnited States
Year1961
No. built712
Builder(s)Douglass & McLeod
Tartan Marine
W. D. Schock Corp
RoleCruiser-racer
NameTartan 27
Boat
Displacement7,400 lb (3,357 kg)
Draft6.33 ft (1.93 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA27.00 ft (8.23 m)
LWL21.42 ft (6.53 m)
Beam8.58 ft (2.62 m)
Engine typeUniversal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW) gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typemodified long keel with cutaway forefoot, plus centerboard
Ballast2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
Rudderkeel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height34.65 ft (10.56 m)
J foretriangle base9.83 ft (3.00 m)
P mainsail luff30.50 ft (9.30 m)
E mainsail foot13.50 ft (4.11 m)
Sails
Sailplanmasthead sloop
Mainsail area205.88 sq ft (19.127 m2)
Jib/genoa area170.30 sq ft (15.821 m2)
Total sail area376.18 sq ft (34.948 m2)

The Tartan 27 is a recreational keelboat built from 1961 by Douglass & McLeod and then by Tartan Marine from 1971 to 1980. W. D. Schock Corp also built 24 between 1964 and 1968 in their California plant to serve the US west coast market. In all, 712 were built.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

It is Sparkman & Stephens' design No. 1617.[1][8] The fiberglass hull has a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel with a cutaway forefoot.[1] It has a draft of 6.33 ft (1.93 m) with the centerboard extended and 3.17 ft (0.97 m) with it retracted.[1] It has a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.5 km/h).[9]

Later models added ballast, lengthened the cockpit, increased the bridge deck distance, and added interior teak.

Various interior layouts were used.[6] Typically, it has sleeping accommodation for four, with a double "V"-berth, and an L-shaped settee in the main cabin around a drop-down dinette table. The galley is located on the starboard side amidships and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1][9]

It has a masthead sloop rig. In 1961 about 25 were built with a yawl rig.[1][10][11][7] It has a shorter main mast and a mizzen mast with a sail of 36.86 sq ft (3.424 m2) mounted in the lazarette.

In 1967-1968 Robert Manry completed the Great Loop in his 1967 Tartan 27 Yawl.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan 27 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan Marine". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Douglass & McLeod 1951 - 1971". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Tartan Yachts (2022). "Tartan Classic: T27". tartanyachts.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Doane, Charles (8 June 2010). "Tartan 27: Classic Pocket Cruiser".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tartan 27". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  10. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan 27 Yawl". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  11. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Douglass & McLeod". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  12. ^ Manry, Robert. "Voyages - Cruise of the Curlew, around eastern U.S., 1967 - 1968". www.robertmanryproject.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2022.