The Antrim 27 is a production boat first introduced in 1996. Some 27 boats were built and enjoyed a robust one design racing scene as well as many successful offshore adventures, including races to hawaii. ‘io, the first Antrim 27c was built in the same hull and deck molds as the production boats, but with a few major differences - her hull and deck are carbon construction instead of glass, with a major weight savings in the hull and deck. Extra ballast was then added to the enlarged keel bulb for additional stability. The rest of the boat is full of custom details, all designed for shorthanded long-distance ocean racing.

GC Rigging and Composites built ‘io from a bare hull and deck. The following is a list of the work involved in bringing her to life:

Installed EC6 rigging
Designed deck layout and completed running rigging package
Battery box / lashings
Instrument pod
Below-cockpit framing and hatch / step system
Engine/life raft storage in aft cockpit locker
Sea trials with our RIB companion boat

Glued and laminated hull to deck
Built and installed composite chainplates
Located and laminated keel box
Built keel and rudder
Built mast and boom from bare tubes
Designed and built all gooseneck and vang brackets
Designed and built internal boom reefing clutch system

Electronics - Farallon Electronics
Sails - Pineapple Sails and Quantum Sails
Keel bulb - Industrias Duro

Designer - Jim Antrim
Hull and Deck - Left Coast Composites
Spars - CST Composites

Launching Day