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F191026	Vancouver 27			Lying	afloat Hampshire, shortly to come ashore
Builder	Pheon Yachts, Newhaven, on mouldings by Northshore.			Year	1979
Builder	Pheon Yachts, Newhaven, on mouldings by Northshore.			Price	£22,500
LOA	27' 0"	Sail area	356 sq ft main, jib and staysail	Brief details
LWL	22' 11"	Rig	Cutter	The Vancouver 27 is an uncompromisingly cruising-orientated design, with no concessions to racing or modern fashion. The heavy-displacement long keel hull is very solidly built, and the hull form copes well with added weight for stores for long passages. We sold this Vancouver 27 to the present owner five years ago. Although built in 1979 she had an very extensive refit in around 2011/12, which included replacing spars, engine, sails etc. She has a very well finished 3-berth interior and she has been redecked in synthetic teak. The present owners are now in the process of buying a larger yacht.
Beam	8' 8"	Cabins	1
Draught	4' 6"	Berths	3 plus 2 pipe cots
Displacement	8,966 lbs	Engine	Beta 20
Ballast	3,465 lbs	BHP	20
Keel type	Long keel with encapsulated ballast

The Vancouver 27 was originally designed in 1972 by the Canadian Robert Harris, as a one-off cruiser which was then sailed from British Columbia to New Zealand and back. Later a second boat was built, and moulds were taken from this for series production, both in Canada and England. The English Vancouvers were first built by Pheon Yachts, and later taken over by Northshore. Over the years the design was modified slightly to create the Vancouver 274 and then the 28, which remained in very limited production well into the 2000s, though by then they were extremely expensive for their size.

The differences between the 27, 274 and 28 are very minor. the 28 having a fractionally lengthened stern, and a few inches raising of the topsides. To date over 250 Vancouver 27s 274s and 28s have been built, and many have made long-distance passages, helped by the fact that the transom-hung rudder makes it easy to fit trim tab windvane steering.

Two different interior layouts have been produced, with three or four berths. In the three berth version there are no forecabin berths, but a quarter berth aft in the saloon. This yacht is the three-berth version, generally regarded as a better boat for a couple or a singlehander as it has a better galley and chart table arrangement.

The hull and deck are hand laid up GRP. The ballast is encapsulated entirely within the hull moulding. The deck moulding has a balsa core which is replaced with plywood in high stress areas where fittings are attached. The interior fit-out is to a very high standard of joinery, with lots of solid teak.

Yachtsnet photographs October 2026

Above - photo ashore from April 2021 - other photos all October 2026

The three berth version of these Vancouvers gives a much more spacious heads than the four-berth versions with stowage bin and a large hanging locker.

A really good example of this classic yacht, a solidly built long-keel cutter designed for and capable of serious long distance passage-making. Even if not taken on lengthy voyages,

for coastal cruising her steady nature makes her a reassuringly safe small yacht.

Inventory:
Engine details		Beta B-20HE 3-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled, shaft drive. Engine new 2021 and run just 450 hours to date
Fuel tank capacity		125 litres in S/S tank
Propeller		Three bladed Darglow Featherstream
Batteries		2 x 105AH batteries both new 2025
Battery charging/electrics		70 amp engine alternator and shorepower Sterling charger. NASA BM-1 battery meter.
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Cutter rig, new Selden alloy mast, boom and rod kicker in summer 2012, along with new S/S standing rigging.
Mainsail		Sanders Sails, new 2011/12, fully battened with cars. Slab reefing with three reef points.
Genoa		Sanders Sails, new 2009 roller furling genoa.
Genoa furling		Furlex, new 2009
Staysail		Sanders Sails, new 2009
Spinnaker		Cruising chute, age unknown
Storm jib		Yes
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar ST30 self-tailing
Secondary winches		2 x Gibb on coachroof
Bower anchor		25 lb CQR with 40 metres chain
Kedge anchors		Danforth type
Anchor windlass		Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass
Steering		Tiller
Autopilot		Raymarine ST2000+ - new 2019
Compasses		Handheld Silva Universal compass, also Autohelm digital compass
Warps & fenders		8 warps and 7 fenders
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS/Chartplotter		Standard Horizin CP-300i with integral GPS, C-Map chart cartridge. Plotter can be used at chart table or in companionway.
AIS		Digital Yacht AIT Class B AIS transponder - new 2023
Depth sounder		NASA Clipper
Windspeed/direction		NASA Clipper
VHF radio		Standard Horizon GX-1500E with DSCV and remote RAM mic - new 2013
Radio receiver		Radio/CD with Bluetooth
Clock and barometer		Analogue clock and barometer set, also Meteoman electronic barometer
Navtex		NASA Clipper Navtex - new 2013
Safety/emergency equipment
Flares		Coastal pack - in date
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe with floating light and danbuoy
MOB equipment		Throwing line and MOB lifting strop
Bilge pumps		Manual and electric pumps
Miscellaneous		One 2Kg fire extinguisher
Interior
Cabin layout		Heads and saloon
Berths		3
Water tank capacity		100 litres in flexible water tank. Pressurised hot and cold water - water heating by engine calorifier.
Cooker		Plastimo Neptune two-burner, grill and oven, barely used.
Heads		Lavac
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

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UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

F191026

Vancouver 27

Lying

afloat Hampshire,

shortly to come ashore

Builder

Pheon Yachts, Newhaven, on mouldings by Northshore.

Year

1979

Price

£22,500

LOA

27' 0"

Sail area

356 sq ft main, jib and staysail

Brief details

LWL

22' 11"

Rig

Cutter

Beam

8' 8"

Cabins

1

Draught

4' 6"

Berths

3 plus 2 pipe cots

Displacement

8,966 lbs

Engine

Beta 20

Ballast

3,465 lbs

BHP

20

Keel type

Long keel with encapsulated ballast

Yachtsnet photographs October 2026

Above - photo ashore from April 2021 - other photos all October 2026

The three berth version of these Vancouvers gives a much more spacious heads than the four-berth versions with stowage bin and a large hanging locker.

A really good example of this classic yacht, a solidly built long-keel cutter designed for and capable of serious long distance passage-making. Even if not taken on lengthy voyages,

for coastal cruising her steady nature makes her a reassuringly safe small yacht.

Inventory:

Engine details

Beta B-20HE 3-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled, shaft drive. Engine new 2021 and run just 450 hours to date

Fuel tank capacity

125 litres in S/S tank

Propeller

Three bladed Darglow Featherstream

Batteries

2 x 105AH batteries both new 2025

Battery charging/electrics

70 amp engine alternator and shorepower Sterling charger. NASA BM-1 battery meter.

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Cutter rig, new Selden alloy mast, boom and rod kicker in summer 2012, along with new S/S standing rigging.

Mainsail

Sanders Sails, new 2011/12, fully battened with cars. Slab reefing with three reef points.

Genoa

Sanders Sails, new 2009 roller furling genoa.

Genoa furling

Furlex, new 2009

Staysail

Sanders Sails, new 2009

Spinnaker

Cruising chute, age unknown

Storm jib

Yes

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar ST30 self-tailing

Secondary winches

2 x Gibb on coachroof

Bower anchor

25 lb CQR with 40 metres chain

Kedge anchors

Danforth type

Anchor windlass

Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass