# S2 27

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The **S2 27** is an American [sailboat](/source/Sailboat) that was designed by [Graham & Schlageter](/source/Graham_%26_Schlageter) as a [cruiser](/source/Cruising_(maritime)) and first built in 1985.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

## Production

The design was built by [S2 Yachts](/source/S2_Yachts) in [Holland, Michigan](/source/Holland,_Michigan), [United States](/source/United_States) from 1985 until 1987 with 85 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][7][8]

## Design

The S2 27 is a recreational [keelboat](/source/Keelboat), built predominantly of balsa-cored AME 4000 resin [fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass), with wood trim. It has a [masthead sloop](/source/Masthead_sloop) rig, a [raked stem](/source/Raked_stem), a plumb [transom](/source/Transom_(nautical)), a transom-hung [rudder](/source/Rudder) controlled by a [tiller](/source/Tiller) and a fixed fin [keel](/source/Keel). It displaces 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) and carries 2,100 lb (953 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 4.75 ft (1.45 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an [inboard engine](/source/Inboard_engine) for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double ["V"-berth](/source/%22V%22-berth) in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin. The [galley](/source/Galley_(kitchen)) is located on the port side just forward of the [companionway](/source/Companionway) ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an [ice box](/source/Ice_box) and a sink. The [head](/source/Head_(watercraft)) is located at the companionway on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 72 in (183 cm).[1][3][5]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical [spinnaker](/source/Spinnaker).[1][3]

The design has a [hull speed](/source/Hull_speed) of 6.47 kn (11.98 km/h).[3]

## See also

- [List of sailing boat types](/source/List_of_sailing_boat_types)

## References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). ["S2 27 sailboat"](https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-27). *sailboatdata.com*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20211211222632/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-27) 11 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). ["Graham & Schlageter 1975 - 1989"](https://sailboatdata.com/designer/graham-schlageter). *sailboatdata.com*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20211211222647/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/graham-schlageter) 11 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). ["S2 27"](https://sailboat.guide/s2/27). *sailboat.guide*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20211211035433/https://sailboat.guide/s2/27) 11 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). ["Graham & Schlageter"](https://sailboat.guide/graham-schlageter). *sailboat.guide*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20211202175237/https://sailboat.guide/graham-schlageter) 2 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. S2 Yachts (February 1985). ["The S2 Yachts 27'"](https://books.google.com/books?id=t5NNCKTvtvQC&dq=S2+27+sailboat&pg=RA1-PA7). *Cruising World*. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. S2 Yachts (January 1986). ["Cruising Status"](https://books.google.com/books?id=BX2IQsGyTGgC&dq=S2+27+sailboat&pg=PA21). *Cruising World*. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). ["S2 Yachts (USA) 1974 - 1989"](https://sailboatdata.com/builder/s2-yachts-usa). *sailboatdata.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181017083905/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/s2-yachts-usa) 17 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

1. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). ["S2 Yachts"](https://sailboat.guide/s2). *sailboat.guide*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20211130214000/https://sailboat.guide/s2) 30 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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