Seawind 1270

The Seawind 1270 is the yard's new 42-footer and the successor to the popular 1260. She is slightly longer and wider than the boat she replaces, and her underwater hull shapes have been reworked for better performance off the wind. Length is 12.81 m and beam 6.95 m, according to the yard. She is built at Seawind's yard in Vietnam.

In size and layout the 1270 sits between the 1170 and the 1370, and it is the only boat in the range where you choose where the galley goes. The classic Seawind arrangement puts the galley down in the hull with three cabins. The alternative is galley up in the saloon, as on the 1370, with a forward-facing nav station. According to the yard, the galley-up version is offered with either three or four cabins.

The rig is set up for a short-handed crew: according to the yard specification, a fully battened main, a self-tacking jib on a furler and the mainsheet track on the aft arch, with twin raised helm stations. Sail area is 103.8 m² and light-ship displacement around 9.5 tonnes (yard figures). The tri-fold door between saloon and cockpit folds up under the cockpit roof, turning the two into one open space.

The 1270 suits a family or couple who find the 1170 a little tight but don't need the size of the 1370. If guest or children's cabins and a galley close to the cockpit matter to you, she is the one to look at.