Spray 27 Perseverance
Description
The Perseverance (also listed as Perseverance or Spray 27 Perseverance in some contexts) is a Bruce Roberts-designed sailboat, specifically tied to the Bruce Roberts Spray 27 plans (a stretched, trailerable version of the classic Spray 22). Bruce Roberts-Goodson, the Australian yacht designer famous for amateur-build-friendly plans (steel, aluminum, fiberglass, or wood-epoxy construction since 1966), developed the Spray series for robust, seaworthy cruising. The Perseverance name appears prominently in builder stories for a Spray 27 hull (e.g., one documented German-built wooden example named Perseverance, completed with engine tests, sails, and heading to South Florida). The design features a gaff or Bermudan sloop rig (with pilot house or trunk cabin options), shallow draft for beaching/trailering, and simple, durable construction suited to coastal or extended cruising. It's not a separate production model but a named instance or custom build from the Spray 27 plans (over 300 Spray 27s built worldwide, per designer notes). The class emphasizes affordability, ease of building, and capability for amateur constructors.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bruce Roberts-Goodson |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 27.000 ft |
| LOA | 27.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 28 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 13 ft |
| p | 25 ft |
| e | 11 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 ft | 13 ft | 25 ft | 11 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Spray 27 Perseverance - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 24.7 ft - (7529 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.7 ft - (5700 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.12 ft - (6133 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.95 ft - (4557 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.02 ° |
| Area | * 184.63 ft² |
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