Hotfoot 27

Hotfoot 27

Development
Designer	Doug Hemphill
Location	Canada
Year	1981
Builder(s)	Hotfoot Boats
Name	Hotfoot 27
Boat
Boat weight	3,600 lb (1,633 kg)
Draft	5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	27.00 ft (8.23 m)
LWL	22.00 ft (6.71 m)
Beam	9.33 ft (2.84 m)
Engine type	Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	1,500 lb (680 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	29.08 ft (8.86 m)
J foretriangle base	9.75 ft (2.97 m)
P mainsail luff	31.50 ft (9.60 m)
E mainsail foot	13.00 ft (3.96 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	204.75 sq ft (19.022 m2)
Jib/genoa area	141.77 sq ft (13.171 m2)
Total sail area	346.52 sq ft (32.193 m2)
Racing
PHRF	147 (average)

The Hotfoot 27 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Doug Hemphill as racer-cruiser and first built in 1981. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Hotfoot Boats in Canada, but the company is no longer in business and the boat design is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

Design

The Hotfoot 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,600 lb (1,633 kg) and carries 1,500 lb (680 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal). The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The motor is mounted in the starboard lazarette and can be swung up when not in use and the hull opening covered with a hatch. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat's galley is located on the starboard side. It includes a sink and a single-burner alcohol stove, which both slide under the cockpit for stowage. The head is a chemical type and is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth, forward of the bulkhead. Additional sleeping space is provided in the cabin, with two berths. A chart table is located on the port side and also stows under the cockpit when not in use. ^[3]

Standard equipment includes a spinnaker and associated gear, an outboard motor bracket, headfoil (a headsail airfoil-shaped reinforcement) and a compass. The boat's controls all can be actuated from the cockpit and include internally-mounted halyards. The cockpit has two genoa winches and two winches for the halyards. There is a 4:1 internal outhaul, an 8:1 boom vang and adjustable backstay and running backstays. ^[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 152 and low of 138. It has a hull speed of 6.29 kn (11.65 km/h). ^{[4] [6]}

Operational history

In a review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the Hotfoot is a new design that is selling well in Victoria, B.C., and starting to move south. Keel and rudder are both deep to assist to windward, often a problem with boats this light. The running backstays are unusual. The manufacturers feel that they are needed for shaping the sail, not for keeping the rig up." ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Aloha 27
• Cal 27
• Cal 2-27
• Cal 3-27
• Catalina 27
• Catalina 270
• Catalina 275 Sport
• C&C 27
• Crown 28
• CS 27
• Edel 820
• Express 27
• Fantasia 27
• Halman Horizon
• Hullmaster 27
• Hunter 27
• Hunter 27-2
• Hunter 27-3
• Irwin 27
• Island Packet 27
• Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
• Mirage 27 (Perry)
• Mirage 275
• O'Day 272
• Orion 27-2
• Watkins 27
• Watkins 27P

References

1. Browning, Randy (2019). "Hotfoot 27 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. Browning, Randy (2019). "Doug Hemphill". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 186-187. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hotfoot 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. Browning, Randy (2019). "Hotfoot Boats (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. InterVisionSoft LLC (2019). "Sailboat Specifications for Hotfoot 27". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 13 March 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}