- Length
- 8.13 m
- Beam
- 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1.65 m
- Sail area
- 28.8 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.13 m
- Waterline length
- 6.76 m
- Beam
- 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1.65 m
- Displacement
- 2,828 kg
- Ballast
- 1,270 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 28.8 m²
- Mainsail area
- 13.44 m²
- Foresail area
- 15.36 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.6 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.2 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.02 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.35 m
- Forestay length
- 10.12 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Production & design2
- Production started
- 1970
- Designer
- William Tripp Jr.
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.69
- Displacement / length
- 255.44
- Ballast / displacement
- 44.9 %
- Comfort ratio
- 23.68
- Capsize screening
- 1.85
- Hull speed
- 6.31 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 271 generation
01
1970 — status pending