| Archambault A27 | |
| Designer: | Joubert Nivelt Design |
| Location: | France |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Builder: | Archambault Boats |
| Role: | Racer |
| Draft: | 5.42feet |
| Displacement: | 47500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fibreglass foam sandwich |
| Loa: | 27.39feet |
| Lwl: | 23.79feet |
| Beam: | 9.78feet |
| Engine: | Inboard 130NaN0 diesel engine or outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 17640NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 35feet |
| J: | 10.17feet |
| P: | 35.76feet |
| E: | 12.63feet |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 258square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 188square feet |
| Sailarea Spin: | 786square feet |
| Sailarea Gen: | 786square feet |
| Sailarea Upwind: | 447square feet |
| Sailarea Downwind: | 1044square feet |
The Archambault A27 is a French sailboat that was designed by Joubert Nivelt Design as a racer and first built in 2012.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The design was built by Archambault Boats in Dangé-Saint-Romain, France, starting in 2012, but it is now out of production as the company ceased business in 2015.[1] [2] [7] [8]
The Archambault A27 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. The hull is a single skin, vacuum-infused polyester fibreglass, while the deck is a PVC polyester, vacuum-infused sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a retractable bowsprit, a deck-stepped mast and two sets of swept spreaders. The hull has a plumb stem; an open, plumb transom; an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a fixed fin keel, twin keels or a hydraulically operated swing keel with dual rudders. It displaces 47500NaN0 and carries 17640NaN0 of cast iron ballast.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The single fin keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 5.67feet, the twin keel version has a draft of 3.83feet, while the swing keel-equipped version has a draft of 6.92feet with the keel extended and 3.08feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The boat is fitted with either an inboard diesel engine of 120NaN0 with a sail drive, or a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and a freshwater tank is optional.[1] [2] [5] [6] [9]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin, along with a centre table. The galley is located on both sides just aft the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with an optional gimbaled stove and a single sink. The head is a chemical type and is located under the bow "V"-berth. Ventilation is provided by a foredeck hatch.[1] [2] [5] [6] [9]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker or an asymmetrical spinnaker of 786square feet. The mainsheet traveller is set into the deck, just aft of the tiller. It has a hull speed of 6.7kn, but will also plane.[2] [5] [6] [10]
In a 2012 Yacht magazine review Michael Good wrote, "a bowsprit and aggressive lines betray the sporty genes of this Joubert-Nivelt design that promises high performance potential. The interior arrangement, which is relatively comfortable for a boat of this size, with four bunks, an open forward cabin, and a standard porta-potti, turns the A27 into a weekender or even a modest cruising boat, with the optional comfort package that includes additional lockers, settees with backrests, a saloon table, a stove, and a 50-liter water tank."[11]
Adam Cort of Sail magazine wrote a review in 2014, saying, "with its blunt ends, retractable sprit, wide-open racing cockpit and hiking wings, is very much the kind of a boat that stands out in a crowd. But what really impressed me about this little sportster (aside from its performance) were the accommodations."[9]
Sail magazine named the boat one of its Best Boats 2014, in the Performance Monohull (30ft and under) class, saying, "this athletic-looking racer features a plumb bow with a slightly upturned knuckle just above the waterline, a hard chine, hiking wings, and a planing-friendly undercarriage than transitions into beamy, equally planing-friendly stern sections."[10]
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