- Length
- 9.42 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 47.19 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 9.42 m
- Waterline length
- 6.76 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 4,536 kg
- Ballast
- 1,451 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.47 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 47.19 m²
- Mainsail area
- 17.64 m²
- Foresail area
- 23.47 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.2 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 4.19 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.45 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.73 m
- Forestay length
- 11.96 m
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine power
- 15 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
Layout & accommodation1
- Headroom
- 1.85 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
- Ballast material
- Lead
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1979
- Production ended
- 1981
- Designer
- Henry Mohrschladt
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.57
- Displacement / length
- 408.58
- Ballast / displacement
- 32 %
- Comfort ratio
- 32.17
- Capsize screening
- 1.72
- Hull speed
- 6.31 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Orion 271 generation
01
1979–1981