Aloha 27 Explained

Aloha 27
Image Boat:File:Aloha 27 sailboat Moondance 1142.jpg
Image Caption:Aloha 27 with 8.2 sails
Designer:Robert Perry
Location:Canada
Year:1979
No Built:188
Builder:Ouyang Boat Works
Air Draft:40feet
Displacement:52000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fibreglass
Loa:26.75feet
Lwl:22.5feet
Beam:9.5feet
Hull Draft:4.33feet
Engine:Inboard BMW, Volvo or Westerbeke diesel engine or an outboard motor
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:20000NaN0
Rudder Type:skeg
Rigs:Fractional rigged sloop
I:30feet
J:10.75feet
P:31.75feet
E:10.25feet 1979-1981 (11.25feet post-1981)
Mast Length:33feet
Sailarea Main:178.59square feet
Sailarea Headsail:161.25square feet
Sailarea Total:339.84square feet
Phrf:207 (average)

The Aloha 27 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by American yacht designer Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The Aloha 26, 27, 8.2, 271 are all closely related designs. Although the hulls are identical and were produced in the same mould, the builders used several different sail and mast suppliers during the production run of the designs and specifications for the boats produced varied accordingly. Many of the boats produced have interchangeable sails and other parts.[5] [6] [7] Despite having so many designations for the vessel, Aloha 27 is colloquially used as the model designation.

The Aloha 27 should not be confused with the slightly larger Aloa 27 which was designed by Frans Maas and built in France by Aloa Marine, starting in 1976.[8]

Production

The design was built between 1979 and 1987 by Ouyang Boat Works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, under the Aloha Yachts brand. During that period the company built 188 of the Aloha 27 design.[2]

Design

The Aloha 27 series are all small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. They all have fractional sloop rigs, internally-mounted spade-type rudders and fixed fin keels. They are fitted with a tiller, although a wheel was a factory option. They all displace 52000NaN0 and carry 20000NaN0 of ballast encapsulated inside a fibreglass keel.[2] [3] [5] [6]

The series all have a draft of 4.33feet with the standard keel fitted.[2]

The boat came with an outboard motor provision as standard with the option of an inboard BMW, Volvo Penta or Westerbeke diesel engine powering a saildrive unit. The early versions had the BMW powerplant of 70NaN0, which some owners found underpowered and that led to the Westerbeke engine of 100NaN0 being substituted. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[2] [5] [9]

The original production run boats featured such amenities as Barient winches, tufted crushed velour cushions, oversized spars, pulpit and lifelines, as well as internal halyards.[9]

Of the interior accommodations, reviewer Michael McGoldrick noted:

The Aloha 27 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 207 and a hull speed of 6.532NaN2.[3]

Operational history

In an interview in Sail Universe, two Aloha 8.2 owners described the design:

Variants

Aloha 26
  • This model was introduced in 1979, has a length overall of 26.51NaN1 and a waterline length of 22.51NaN1 and was soon renamed the Aloha 27.[2] [3]
    Aloha 27
  • This model was the 26 renamed and was built in the same mould, with a length overall of 26.51NaN1 and a waterline length of 22.51NaN1.[2] [3]
    Aloha 8.2
  • This model was renamed in 1980 when Canada adopted the metric system, has a length overall of 26.751NaN1 and a waterline length of 22.191NaN1.[7] [10]
    Aloha 271
  • This model was introduced in 1987, has a length overall of 26.751NaN1 and a waterline length of 22.51NaN1.[11] [12]

    See also

    Similar sailboats

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Perry. Robert. Production Boats. Robert H. Perry Yacht Designers. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228125230/http://www.perryboat.com/productionboats/productionboats.html. 28 February 2021. live.
    2. Web site: Aloha 27 sailboat specifications and details. 6 June 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20210822230725/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-27. 22 August 2021. live.
    3. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 27. 6 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
    4. Web site: Robert Perry. 6 June 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20210226131251/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/perry-robert. 26 February 2021. live.
    5. Web site: Aloha 27. 6 June 2017. McGoldrick. Michael . sailquest.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223152807/http://sailquest.com/market/models/aloha27.htm. 23 February 2020. live.
    6. Web site: Specifications Aloha 27 (8.2). 6 June 2017. Aloha Owners Association . alohaowners.com. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926143513/http://www.alohaowners.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=22. 26 September 2017. live.
    7. Web site: Aloha 8.2 sailboat specifications and details. 6 June 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20210822231247/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-82. 22 August 2021. live.
    8. Web site: Aloa 27 sailboat specifications and details. 6 June 2017. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809000251/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloa-27. 9 August 2021. live.
    9. Web site: Introducing the Aloha 26. 8 June 2017. Aloha Yachts. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025094516/http://www.angelfire.com/ns/aloha27/brochure1.jpg. 25 October 2019. live.
    10. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 8.2. 6 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.
    11. Web site: Aloha 271 sailboat specifications and details. 6 June 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20210823115618/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-271. 23 August 2021. live.
    12. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 271. 6 June 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017.