- Length
- 8.38 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 34.65 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.38 m
- Waterline length
- 7.62 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 3,175 kg
- Ballast
- 1,497 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.34 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 34.65 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.4 m²
- Foresail area
- 20.2 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.28 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.58 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.45 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.05 m
- Forestay length
- 11.83 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 53 L
- Fresh water tank
- 57 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1971
- Production ended
- 1976
- Designer
- Charles Morgan
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.36
- Displacement / length
- 200
- Ballast / displacement
- 47.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 20.01
- Capsize screening
- 2.06
- Hull speed
- 6.7 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Morgan 271 generation
01
1971–1976