- Length
- 8.28 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 29.08 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.28 m
- Waterline length
- 6.02 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 2,994 kg
- Ballast
- 1,168 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 29.08 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.45 m²
- Foresail area
- 14.59 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.3 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.14 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.77 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.72 m
- Forestay length
- 9.81 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 30 hp
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, solid laminate
- Keel type
- Long keel
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 83 L
- Fresh water tank
- 76 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1966
- Production ended
- 1978
- Hulls built
- 337
- Designer
- Carl Alberg
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.28
- Displacement / length
- 382.47
- Ballast / displacement
- 39 %
- Comfort ratio
- 29.08
- Capsize screening
- 1.71
- Hull speed
- 5.96 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Bristol 271 generation
01
1966–1978