Newport 27-1

[1][2][3][4] The design was built by Capital Yachts in Harbor City, California, United States, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel.

The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder and has a two-burner stove to starboard and a sink and ice box to port.

[2] In a 2010 Cruising World review Micheal Robertson wrote, "construction is typical for the era and the price point.

Dry storage seems endless, but tankage is inadequate for longer than a weekend cruise; the holding tank is only 6 gallons.