210 vs Ultimate 27

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On the numbers

Next to the 210, the Ultimate 27 is 0.6 m shorter and 13% heavier. The 210 has the higher D/L (90, ultralight), the Ultimate 27 the lower (87, ultralight). The 210 has the higher Comfort ratio (13.7, lightweight racing), the Ultimate 27 the lower (8.3, lightweight racing). The Ultimate 27 has the higher Capsize screening (2.69, above the guideline), the 210 the lower (1.77, meets the common offshore guideline).

210 210 Ultimate 27 Ultimate 27
General
Builder Graves Yacht Yard Ultimate Sailboats
Designer C. Raymond Hunt and Associates Jim Antrim
Hull type Fin with rudder on skeg Lifting Keel
Rigging Fractional Sloop Fractional Sloop
Construction Ply with single chine or FG FG
First built 1946 1996
Number built 460 –
Dimensions
Length overall 9.09 m ▲ 8.48 m ▼
Waterline length 6.86 m ▼ 7.24 m ▲
Beam 1.78 m ▼ 2.82 m ▲
Draft (max) 1.17 m ▼ 1.83 m ▲
Draft (min) – 1.01 m
Weight & ballast
Displacement 1,043 kg ▼ 1,179 kg ▲
Ballast 519 kg ▲ 476 kg ▼
Ballast type Iron Lead
Ratios
D/L 90 ▲ ultralight 87 ▼ ultralight
Ballast/Disp 49.8% ▲ high 40.4% ▼ high
Comfort ratio 13.7 ▲ lightweight racing 8.3 ▼ lightweight racing
Capsize screening 1.77 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline 2.69 ▲ above the guideline
Hull speed 6.36 kn ▼ 6.53 kn ▲

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.