Vancouver 27

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Vancouver 27 For Sale

When I think of the Vancouver 27, words such as legendary, iconic and go-anywhere immediately spring to mind, because they perfectly describe this remarkably capable offshore cruiser. Numerous examples have completed notable voyages around the world, and over the years I have sat with many owners who have moved on to larger yachts, yet still become misty-eyed when describing their Vancouver 27 as simply the best boat they ever owned.

Seachord has been on my radar for a number of years. I have enjoyed many conversations with her owner, who has cared for her with genuine enthusiasm and meticulous attention, and I have patiently waited for the day he decided it was time to pass her on. That time has now come, and I am pleased to be representing her.

Her current owner is both knowledgeable and passionate. Seachord has benefited from continual investment, thoughtful upgrades and careful maintenance, making her a particularly well-equipped and highly capable example.

Like many yachts of this vintage, her original teak decks are approaching the point where remedial work should be anticipated in the near future. This has been fairly reflected in the price, allowing a new owner to budget accordingly while enjoying everything else this exceptional yacht has to offer.

Her full specification appears below, but some of her more notable highlights include:

New sails (2026)

Standing rigging renewed (2020)

New halyards (2026)

Beta Marine 25hp three-cylinder diesel (2011) – approximately 675 hours

Darglow FeatherStream feathering propeller

Monitor windvane self-steering

ONWA KP-29 chartplotter with Class B AIS (new)

Planar diesel cabin heating

Quick Aleph 700W vertical windlass with remote control

12kg Manson Supreme anchor

50m of 8mm calibrated chain spliced to 50m of 16mm Octoplait warp

Rutland 914i wind generator

 

SEACHORD – 1982 VANCOUVER 27

Yacht location: River Hamble, Southampton

Vessel name: SEACHORD

Registration: Part 1

Port of Registry: Newhaven

Tax status: VAT exempt (deemed UK VAT Paid)

Make of vessel: Pheon Yachts (hull moulded by Northshore Yachts)

Colour of hull: Light Blue

Build year: 1982

Designer: Robert Harris

Last Survey: June 2023

Displacement: 4,100kg

LOA: 27 ft inches

LWL: 22ft 11 inches

Beam: 8ft 7 inches

Draft: 4ft 5 inches

Hull material: GRP

Keel type: long

Keel material: encapsulated lead

Steering: tiller

Rudder type: transom

ENGINE

Engine type: Beta 25 3cyl diesel (2011)

Power: 25HP, 70 Amp alternator

Tank capacity: 90 litres (20 gallons)

Range: 325NM (1.4l/hr consumption @ 5kts)

Propulsion type: Shaft drive, PSS maintenance-free seal

Propeller: Darglow Featherstream 3-blade feathering (2011)

Rope-cutter: Ambassador (2009)

Cruising speed: 5.0 kts

Max speed: 6.5 kts

Engine hours: 675 since new

Service history: full owner-serviced to 2024, serviced by Beta engineer since 2025

RIG

Mast material: aluminium (Kemp/Selden)

Spinnaker pole: telescopic (Selden)

Standing rigging: All renewed 2020

Running rigging: Halyards renewed 2026

Rig type: cutter-rig

Mainsail: slab-reefed (2026 Crusader stack pack & lazyjacks)

Headsail: Furlex (2009)

Staysail: hanked-on

Winches: 2 halyards, 2 primary sheets, 2 staysail, 1 reefing-lines (mast)

Mast-climbing: Musto bosuns chair (2007), Deffee custom-made webbing-ladder (2009)

SAILS

Mainsail: Crusader Sails, 2026 (fully-battened, slab reefed, 3 reef points)

Staysail: Crusader Sails, 2026 (hanks, triple stitched for use also as storm stays’l)

No1 Yankee: Crusader Sails, 2026 (furling)

No2 Yankee: Arun Sails, 2001, very good (furling)

Cruising chute: Arun Sails, 1999, very good

Storm staysail: Sunray Sails, year unknown, good (hanks)

DECK EQUIPMENT

Self-Steering: Monitor with heavy- and light-weather vanes

Bower anchor: 25lb Manson Supreme, 50m 8mm calibrated chain plus 50m octoplait (2014)

Windlass: Quick Aleph 700W vertical windlass (2014), Remote Control w/counter 10m 3-strand snubber line & hook

Kedge anchor: 7lb Fortress 10m 8mm chain, 50m 3-strand (2008)

Fenders: 6 medium-size (2015)

Warps: 2 x 12m 3-strand white nylon springs (2016/2025) 4 x 12m 3-strand blue polyester shorelines (2010) 2 x 6m plus 1 x 12m 3-strand white nylon springs (2010)

Canvas: Sprayhood and cockpit-enclosure (2013) Stackpack and lazy-jacks (2026)

Misc: Buckets, brushes, lead-line, hose, etc

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

Compass: Plastimo bulkhead-mounted (2004)

Chart-plotter: ONWA KP-29 Screen 9” with Class B AIS transceiver (2026)

VHF radios: Standard Horizon GX2100E DSC Class D transceiver with AIS (2014) Entel HT640 submersible hand-held VHF (2013, new battery 2022)

Autopilot: Raymarine ST2000 (2025)

LogSpeedDepth: Raymarine Tri-Data (2004)

Wind direction: Hawk indicator

Navigation lights: Bi-colour, stern-light, tri-colour, anchor-light (LED), steaming-light, flood

Radar: Furuno 1623 (2010) Scanstrut self-levelling radome-mount on custom-made s/s stern pole (2010)

Radar reflector: Tri-lens medium (2012)

Other: NASA Navtex Pro Plus (2014) NASA MW/LW receiver, C.A.R.D. radar detector, emergency VHF antenna

ELECTRICAL

Voltage: 12v

Shore power: CTEK XS7000 7A smart charger (2008), RCD, 240v cable & extension cable

Batteries: 1 x engine-starting Varta 60Ah (2023) 2 x domestic Numax 95Ah sealed lead-acid (2023)

Wind Generator: Rutland 514i (2013)

Other: NASA BM-1 battery monitor (2010)

Inverter: small portable unit

WATER

Tanks: 3 fresh-water flexible tanks total 200 litres & new hoses (2011) (2022 removed, cleaned, reinstalled, less small forward tank =160 litres, plus independent 20 litre food-quality jerry-can in forward bay)

Fresh water: Manual foot-pump and filter in galley, manual foot-pump in heads

Sea-water: Manual foot-pump in galley for washing at sea

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Bilge pumps; 2 x Henderson Mk V

Searchlight: Aqua Signal Bremen 12v waterproof handheld searchlight (2015)

Fire extinguishers: 2 x ABC dry-powder (2025)

Fire blanket: yes

CO detector: replaced (2026, next due 2032)

Gas detector: handheld

Liferaft: Ocean Safety offshore 4-man canister (2013, serviced 2023, next due 2026)

Flares: RORC Offshore pack (2025)

Lifebuoy: horseshoe-type (2015)

Floating light: Jotron flashing light (2014)

Heaving-line: yes

Drogue: parachute-type

Fog horns: hand-held aerosol and bugle-type fog-horns

Jackstays: webbing (2026)

EPIRB: GME MAT403G 406MHz GPS (2016, serviced 2025, next 2032)

Grab-bag: McMurdo

Bolt-croppers: heavy-duty

 

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, EPIRBS, fire extinguishers lifejackets and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner and do not form part of the inventory. If being left on-board as part of the sale of a used yacht they may not be in date and may require routine servicing, replacement, upgrading or changing to meet a new owner’s specific needs.

 

ACCOMMODATION

3-berth: 2 saloon-berths (plus pipe-cot, fits above berth on either side) Port-berth converts to double (with custom made side-extension) 1 quarter-berth (starboard) with top-opening Isotherm fridge below

Galley (port): Plastimo Neptune 2-burner hob, oven, grill (new grill heat distributer 2024) 2 gas bottles in cockpit locker (whole gas system checked & upgraded 2024) Sink (manually-pumped freshwater and seawater taps) Under-sink cupboard, over-galley cupboards

Chart table (sbd): Fixed half-Admiralty size with chart stowage below

Heads (forward): Blakes Lavac mounted amidships, Clothes cupboard to starboard, Sink, shower-unit, cupboard to port

Forepeak: Open-plan stowage area for sails, etc, Side bins for stowage of additional items

Stowage lockers: 3 deep lockers under each saloon berth, 3 lockers behind each saloon berth backs, 3 open stowage shelves above each saloon berth, 2 deep lockers under quarter-berth, Cupboard under chart-table, Wet locker (to port, aft of galley)

Heating: Planar diesel heater with hot-air outlets in saloon and heads (2019)

 

ADDITIONS / REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT & UPGRADE WORK SINCE 2007 PURCHASE

2026

New ONWA KP-29 Chartplotter with Class B AIS

New Crusader Mainsail, fully-battened, loose-footed with 3 reefs

New Crusader stack-pack with lazy-jacks

New Crusader triple-stitched staysail

New Crusader No1 Yankee

New topping lift and mainsail & staysail halyards, new 12m 3-strand nylon spring

Carbon Monoxide detector replaced (exp 2032)

New heavy-duty webbing jackstays

Engine electrical wiring loom connectors replaced with marine-grade

2025

New Raymarine ST2000 autohelm

GME GPS EPIRB serviced and battery replacement (7yrs to next service)

New RORC Offshore flares pack (4yrs to expiry)

2x ABC fire extinguishers replaced

Sprayhood windows & stitching renewed

2024

Plastimo Neptune 2000 grill unit replaced

Full 10yr gas check with replacement hoses, regulator, etc.

2023

Ocean Safety 4-man offshore liferaft serviced (3yrs to next service – due 2026)

Liferaft chocks replaced

2022

2 new Numax 95Ah domestic batteries

New Varta 60Ah engine-start battery

Entel Handheld VHF – new battery

Gusher Galley foot-pumps (galley & heads) seals replaced

Forward (smallest) fresh-water tank replaced with independent 20 litre potable water container; main mid & aft flexible tanks now appx 180 litres total capacity

2020

New standing rigging

2019

New Planar diesel heater fitted

2018

Racor quick-exchange primary fuel filter

2016

Bunks professionally re-upholstered with new foam & Linwood fabric, vinyl at chart-table seat

Engine heat-exchanger tank unit replaced

Saloon table converted to knock-down assembly for stowage, and mounts also for cockpit use

EPIRB with GPS

Stackpack & lazyjacks fitted (Crusader)

2015

Hull underwater areas slurry-blasted and professionally epoxy coated with Coppercoat

Topsides professionally re-sprayed duck-egg blue with gold cavita line

Interior woodwork professionally stripped and re-finished

6 new medium-sized fenders

2014 (after survey)

New gas installation

New headsail halyard

Mainsail fitted with 3rd reefing point, spectacle reefing-strops and chafe-strips

Standard Horizon GX2100E DSC Class D transceiver with integral AIS

NASA Target Pro Navtex

Cockpit-coaming mounted VHF speaker

2013

Rudder gudgeon-pintle bushes replaced

New sprayhood, sprayhood-frame, and custom-made cockpit enclosure

Quick Aleph 700w vertical windlass with remote control

12kg Manson Supreme anchor

50m 8mm calibrated chain spliced to 50m 16mm polyester octoplat

Ocean Safety 4-man offshore liferaft in canister on coachroof chocks

Rutland 914i wind generator

Entel Handheld VHF

New mainsheet

2012

Tri-Lens medium radar reflector mounted on mast (painted rescue orange)

New guard-rail wires (unsheathed for easy inspection)

Custom-made port saloon berth side extension (stows under berth)

2011

New Beta 25 fitted, new switch-panel and engine-bay electrics

PSS shaft-seal

Darglow Featherstream propeller

Engine-bay repainted & sound-insulated

Diesel tank cleaned

3 new custom-made flexible water tanks, all fresh-water hoses renewed

2 new 12m nylon spring lines (white)

Cabin lighting replaced with LED festoon bulbs

2010

Furuno 1621 Radar on Scanstrut self-levelling mount on transom

NASA BM-1 Battery Monitor

Compass professionally swung

New heavy-duty webbing jackstays

4 new 12m polyester shorelines (blue)

New mainsheet blocks

Preventer line (braided polyester)

2009

Upper guardrail wires replaced.

Ambassador rope-cutter

Furlex roller-furling system on new forestay

New No 1 Yankee (Arun Sails)

No 2 Yankee luff converted from hanks to fit Furlex forestay groove

Defee mast ladder

Agua Signal tri-colour and LED anchor-light unit fitted

New VHF antenna fitted

10m 3-strand snubber and chain-hook

2008

Fortress 7lb (3.5kg) kedge anchor, 10m chain (8mm), 50m 3-strand polyester rode

2007

Vetus anti-siphon unit fitted to engine exhaust

MOB heaving line

Bolt croppers

OWNERS COMMENTS

I have owned Seachord for 19 years now, during which time I have enjoyed thoroughly renovating and upgrading her to very good current condition as well as sailing her extensively both single-handed and with crew in the Channel on the South Coast, and to the West Country, France and the Channel Islands.

Putting her on the market hasn’t been a casual decision, as I love her lines, the near-perfection of her layout and equipment, the excellent speed and sea-keeping for her size, and the complete reliability and safety she repeatedly offers. Having originally envisaged keeping her for the long term, I’ve easily overcapitalised her over the years – structurally from the bottom and engine up, cosmetically from full topsides respray to a complete cabin refinish, and with a sensible array of modern navigation and safety equipment.

There are many resources available which describe the Vancouver 27’s attributes, but a summary of the key features which I’ve experienced and value in Seachord are:

The cutter-rig is very versatile, the loads are distributed between three sails and easily manageable; balance is easy to achieve, and is retained when reefing by keeping the centre of effort towards the middle of the boat, and the standing-rigging which supports it all is properly robust.

The ‘modern’ form of long-keel keeps the hull tracking extremely well under sail (I have never broached) and the fine entry and relatively narrow beam makes for a surprisingly fast boat, yet motoring astern under power is much more assured than most long-keelers (slower revs on the feathering prop is the way to go, while one can still use the kick to port on fuller throttle for turning advantage if wanted), and safe manoeuvring in tight spaces has never for me been an issue.

The Monitor windvane gear is robust, quick to set-up and extremely effective at keeping the boat on the exact course under sail for as many hours or days as necessary.

The cockpit is very safe, while every essential control – from the tiller and throttle to the sheets and halyards, and down to the galley and VHF – is within immediate reach.  I have sailed several thousand miles in her, variously single-handed, with crew, and with a young child in my sole care, and have remained always confident and safe in even heavy seas.

The cockpit enclosure effectively doubles the interior space in harbour or at anchor, providing complete shelter from the rain when it rains and in bimini mode from the sun when it’s particularly hot.

The interior is a work of inspired and very functional design, with excellent craftsmanship.  Stowage space is extensive, standing-headroom in the doghouse very good (I’m nearly six foot tall), and everything down below, from the fully-equipped galley and the half-Admiralty sized chart-table aft to the heads on the centreline forward, is in the logical and seamanlike place.