| Newport 27-3 | |
| Designer: | C&C Design |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Builder: | Capital Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser-Racer |
| Draft: | 5.16feet |
| Displacement: | 60000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 27.16feet |
| Lwl: | 22feet |
| Beam: | 9.25feet |
| Engine: | optional Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 36feet |
| J: | 11.5feet |
| P: | 31feet |
| E: | 10.25feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 158.88square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 207square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 365.88square feet |
The Newport 27-3, also called the Newport 27 Mark III, is an American sailboat that was designed by the Canadian design firm of C&C Design as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Capital Yachts in Harbor City, California, United States, starting in 1975, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The Newport 27-3 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 60000NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 5.16feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]
The boat may be optionally fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of .[1] [2]
The design was factory delivered with two different cabin layouts. The "aft-cabin" arrangement has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder, with a two-burner stove to starboard and an ice box and sink to port. The head is located just aft of the galley on the port side.[1] [2]
The "traditional" layout has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder, with a two-burner stove to starboard and an ice box and sink to port. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.29kn.[2]