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Cape Dory 27 — Living History
1976–1984 · 277 built · Production total settled at 277 — the CDSOA registry itself contains hull #277 (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Every Cape Dory 27 started in the same place: the Cape Dory factory in East Taunton, Massachusetts. Pick a boat below and the map draws its journey — factory, the places it's been, where it is now — with its story underneath, told by the people who've owned it.
Hull index
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Gold buttons are boats we know something about — added by their owners, spotted by our listings tracker, documented with the US Coast Guard, or recorded in the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association's registry. Gray numbers are hulls still waiting for their story.
Own a Cape Dory 27?
Current and past owners both — your years aboard are a chapter of its story.