Triton 27

Triton 27

Development
Designer	Doug Peterson
Location	United States
Year	1984
Builder(s)	Pearson Yachts
Name	Triton 27
Boat
Displacement	6,250 lb (2,835 kg)
Draft	5.16 ft (1.57 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	27.00 ft (8.23 m)
LWL	23.25 ft (7.09 m)
Beam	9.50 ft (2.90 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,024 lb (918 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	32.75 ft (9.98 m)
J foretriangle base	10.75 ft (3.28 m)
P mainsail luff	28.00 ft (8.53 m)
E mainsail foot	9.75 ft (2.97 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	136.50 sq ft (12.681 m2)
Jib/genoa area	176.03 sq ft (16.354 m2)
Total sail area	312.53 sq ft (29.035 m2)

The Triton 27, also called the Pearson 27, is an American sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson and first built in 1984. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The design is a unauthorized development of Peterson's International Offshore Rule Half Ton class Chaser 29 racer, using the same hull design. The molds had been owned by US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, to build the US Yachts US 27 and were sold to Pearson Yachts. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States, starting in 1984 and renamed the Pearson 27 in 1986. The boat was only built in small numbers and is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Design

The Triton 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 6,250 lb (2,835 kg) and carries 2,024 lb (918 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 5.16 ft (1.57 m) with the standard keel and 3.92 ft (1.19 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 6.46 kn (11.96 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Triton 27". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Triton 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Pearson 27 (Triton 27)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Pearson 27 (Triton 27)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Pearson Yachts 1958 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Pearson Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.