- Length
- 8.28 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Sail area
- 31.87 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.28 m
- Waterline length
- 6.71 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.3 m
- Displacement
- 3,175 kg
- Ballast
- 1,361 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.47 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 31.87 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.9 m²
- Foresail area
- 19.69 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.48 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.43 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.85 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.02 m
- Forestay length
- 11.98 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 8 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Renault
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.85 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 45 L
- Fresh water tank
- 132 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1974
- Production ended
- 1984
- Hulls built
- 2000
- Designer
- John Cherubini
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.04
- Displacement / length
- 293.48
- Ballast / displacement
- 42.9 %
- Comfort ratio
- 23.73
- Capsize screening
- 1.94
- Hull speed
- 6.29 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Hunter 271 generation
01
1974–1984