Aquila 27 Explained

Aquila 27 Regatta
Designer:Philippe Harlé
Location:France
Year:1975
No Built:1048
Builder:Jeanneau
Role:Cruiser-Racer
Draft:5.64feet
Displacement:63930NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:27.17feet
Lwl:23.72feet
Beam:9.74feet
Engine:inboard 120NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:22000NaN0
Rudder Type:skeg-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
P:27.67feet
E:9.5feet
Sailplan:masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:149square feet
Sailarea Headsail:260square feet
Sailarea Spin:564square feet
Sailarea Upwind:409square feet
Sailarea Downwind:713square feet

The Aquila 27 is a French sailboat that was designed by Philippe Harlé, as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1975 until 1984, with 1048 boats completed.[1] [2] [3] [4] [8] [9] [10]

Design

The Aquila 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or shoal draft keel.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of 8or for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[3] [4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths and one pilot berth in the main cabin around a drop leaf table. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove. The head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 680NaN0.[1] [2] [3] [4]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 564square feet.[3] [4]

The design has a hull speed of 6.47kn.[2]

Variants

Aquila 27 Standard (Shoal Draft)
  • This cruising-oriented model displaces 57320NaN0 empty and carries 20940NaN0 of iron ballast. The mast has one set of spreaders. The boat has a draft of 4.3feet with the shoal draft keel.[1] [2] [3]
    Aquila 27 Regatta (Sport)
  • This lightened racing-oriented model displaces 51810NaN0 empty and carries 22050NaN0 of lead ballast. The mast has two sets of spreaders. The boat has a draft of 5.42feet with the fin keel.[1] [2] [4]

    See also

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Aquila 27 (Jeanneau) sailboat . 4 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221004224937/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aquila-27-jeanneau. 4 October 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Jeanneau Aquila 27. 4 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20221004180518/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/aquila-27. 4 October 2022. live.
    3. Web site: Aquila Shoal Draft. 4 October 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221004180412/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/aquila-shoal-draft. 4 October 2022. live.
    4. Web site: Aquila Regatta. 4 October 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20221009185417/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/jeanneau/aquila-regatta. 9 October 2022. live.
    5. Web site: Philippe Harlé 1931 - 1991. 25 September 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20201229181603/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/harle-philippe. 29 December 2020. live.
    6. Web site: Philippe Harlé. 25 September 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220925235332/https://sailboat.guide/philippe-harle. 25 September 2022. live.
    7. Web site: Philippe Harlé Sailboat designer. 4 October 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220925222424/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/harle-philippe. 25 September 2022. live.
    8. Web site: Jeanneau (FRA). 4 October 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210605143626/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra. 5 June 2021. live.
    9. Web site: Jeanneau. 4 October 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau. 18 April 2022. live.
    10. Web site: Jeanneau Sailboat builder. 4 October 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210607203532/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/builders/jeanneau. 7 June 2021. live.

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