The NØRSEA 27 has been designed by Lyle Hess in 1977. About 250
boats have been produced using the same original
mold which was used in 1979 for hull #1.
Plume has been built in the Nor'Sea Yachts boatshop
in Ontario (CA) managed by Bob Eeg.
Lyle Hess wanted a boat small enough to be trailerable,
without any concession on the seaworthiness. The
reasonable size of the NØRSEA 27, its legendary
robustness and its limited draft have been key points
in our choice of a sailboat for the San Francisco
bay... And a little bit farther if winds permit!
In addition, the NØRSEA 27 is one of the only sailboat
that you can get as a kit (3 versions available to
complete yourself) on the West Coast. It was important
for us to be able to monitor the quality of the work
done at the boatshop and to be able to do the finish
work ourselves (money wise and to get exactly what we
wanted). Bog Eeg was kind enough to let us a full
access to his boatshop and we were working there every
other weekend during six month. Beside the advantage of
having professional tools, we learned a lot form Bob
and his excellent carpenter Alonso.