Review of LN-27

Basic specs.

The LN-27 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Stuart Windley together with Harry R. Sindle from United States of America in the late seventies. The LN-27 is built by the American yard Lockley Newport Boats Inc..

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Interior

The boat is equipped with a galley.

Rig

Rig of LN-27 anno 1982.

The boat has more than one rig.

One option is a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Another option is a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for LN-27 is 2.08, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for LN-27 is about 120 kg/cm, alternatively 673 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 120 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 673 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for LN-27 is 18.5.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 38% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for LN-27 is 3.00.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for LN-27 is 233 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

54% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for LN-27 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 20.0.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 62% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Masthead rig
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	22.8 m	(74.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	22.8 m	(74.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	22.8 m	(74.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	8.2 m	(27.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	8.2 m	(27.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	20.6 m	(67.5 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	18.1 m	(59.4 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	3.2 m	(10.5 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	6.4 m	(21.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	6.4 m	(21.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Fractional rig
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	8.2 m	(27.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	8.2 m	(27.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	20.6 m	(67.5 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	18.1 m	(59.4 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.