Newport 27-1 Buyer's Guide
The Newport 27-1 is an American sailboat built by Capital Yachts in Harbor City, California, first produced in 1970 and now out of production. Designed by C&C Design as a cruiser-racer, she pairs a 27-foot fiberglass hull with wood trim, a masthead sloop rig, and a fin keel with an internally mounted spade rudder. For a shopper scanning the used market, she presents as an affordable entry into a classic 1970s C&C-derived design with a stand-up interior and straightforward systems.
Layouts on the Used Market
The dominant used layout shows a double V-berth forward, a head just aft of the bow cabin on the port side, and settees around a saloon with a drop-down dinette that converts to a double berth for sleeping five. The galley is split to both sides of the companionway ladder, with a two-burner stove to starboard and a sink and ice box to port. Some boats carry variations such as a starboard quarter berth, a fixed dinette with raised seating fore and aft, or an aft-placed head. Cabin headroom exceeds 72 inches thanks to the raised flush deck, so even taller buyers can move below without ducking.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most examples came with an inboard auxiliary, either a gasoline Atomic 4 or a later 11-horsepower Universal diesel, and engine access on both is excellent. Tiller steering is standard. On the used market, power and energy is the cluster that matters most: the original Atomic 4 or small diesel, paired with only 15 gallons of fuel, defines her as a weekend coastal boat rather than a long-range cruiser. Sail-handling basics center on the masthead sloop rig and a traveler forward of the companionway, where friction in the track is the weak point buyers should plan to service. Comfort items are modest, with a 6-gallon holding tank and 20 gallons of water setting the limit on time aboard.
What to Inspect
Survey the through-hulls carefully: they are bronze but fitted with PVC gate valves, a mix that warrants replacement with seacocks rated for the service anchor. Confirm tankage condition, as the holding tank is only 6 gallons and total tankage is inadequate for longer than a weekend cruise anchor. Check the traveler track for the friction that makes loaded mainsheet adjustment difficult and potentially dangerous anchor. With the inboard, verify the excellent documented access is intact and the engine beds are sound.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Newport 27-1 is found across brokerages as a broadly distributed used boat. For a purchase checklist: confirm layout matches your berth count needs, inspect bronze through-hulls and PVC gate valves, verify tankage against weekend-only use, test traveler action under load, and confirm inboard access. She is a sound, simple coastal daysailer for the buyer who values headroom and a C&C lineage over offshore capability.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Newport 27-1. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 1 | $8,900 | — |
Where they're listed
Newport 27-1 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $8,900 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
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