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MGC27 & Contessa
27 |
Brief details |
Builder |
MG Yachts, Scotland (Marine Glass), also Jeremy
Rogers and Northshore |
Originally sold as
the Contessa 27, a replacement model for the Contessa 28, the moulds
and design of the Contessa 27 were purchased by MG Yachts and thereafter
sold as the MGC27. A fast, modern-styled small cruiser, they were
built in both fin keel and lifting keel versions. They have an excellent
reputation for sailing performance and handling. |
LOA |
27' 5" |
Sail area |
413 sq ft main and blade jib
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LWL |
23' 5" |
Rig |
fractional sloop |
Beam |
10' 0" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
5' 0" fin keel or 3' 2" to 5' 10" drop keel |
Berths |
4/5 |
Displacement |
6,000 lbs |
Engine |
usually Volvo Penta 2001 diesel |
Ballast |
not known |
BHP |
9 |
Keel type |
Fin or lifting keel |
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MG Yachts started life as primarily a builder of racing
boats, but sold a number of fairly high performance cruiser-racers
through the 1980s. When Jeremy Rogers stopped building the
Contessa range of yachts in 1985, MG Yachts (Marine Glass)
took over the rights to the 1984 Rob Humphreys designed Contessa
27 after just about a dozen had been sold by Rogers, and marketed
it as the MGC27.
Various other companies later moulded hulls for MG Yachts,
including Jaguar Yachts and Northshore, and for a time MG
branded yachts were sold through Northshore,
who took over MG Yachts (Northshore are currently still in
business selling Southerlys, Fishers and Vancouvers.
Most of the approximately 150 Contessa 27s and MGC27s sold
were fin keel, the boat illustrated here being one of the
rarer drop keel versions. The MGC27 has a fractional rig,
with a narrow blade jib, giving easy handling without high
sheet loads. Performance is excellent, witout rendering the
boat difficult to handle - indeed the original design brief
for the Contessa 27 was for ".... a simple cruisng boat
which could easily be sailed by one person"
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