The Hughes-Columbia 27 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Alan Payne as a cruiser and first built in 1978.
[1][2] The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1978 until 1980, but it is now out of production.
[1][2][4][5] The Hughes-Columbia 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim.
It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.
[1][2] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2QM diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring.