RM 1270 Swing keel

Sailboat specifications

The RM 1270 is a 39’10” (12.12m) fast cruising sailboat designed by Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group (France). She is built since 2015 by Fora Marine (France) and RM yachts (France). The Swing keel version adopts an appendage configuration without compromise between draft and performance. The only drawbacks are the space taken inside and the price of the system...

The RM 1270 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Twin keel and Fin keel version (see all the versions compared).

RM 1270's main features

Model: RM 1270
Version: Swing keel
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore fast cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Fora Marine
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Sailboat designer: Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group
Sailboat range: RM
Country: France
Construction: Hull and deck: plywood with glass/epoxy stratification
First built hull: 2015
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Lifting keel : swing keel
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Single spade rudder (twin as option)
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
224 000 €
(2020)

RM 1270's main dimensions

Overall length: 43’ 2”13.18 m
Hull length: 39’ 10”12.12 m
Waterline length: 39’ 1”11.92 m
Beam (width): 14’ 4”4.35 m
Draft: 10’ 6”3.2 m
Draft when appendages up: 4’ 4”1.3 m
Mast height from D_WL: 63’ 4”19.3 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 15653 lb7100 kg
Maximum displacement (M_LDC): 22046 lb10000 kg
Capacity: 6393 lb2900 kg
Ballast weight: 4740 lb2150 kg

RM 1270's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1066 ft²99 m²
Downwind sail area: 2088 ft²194 m²
Mainsail area: 527 ft²49 m²
Genoa area: 538 ft²50 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 1561 ft²145 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 54’ 7”16.65 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 17’ 5”5.29 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 52’ 11”16.11 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 16’ 8”5.1 m
Rigging type: Cutter Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire discontinuous

RM 1270's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 288 ft²/T26.8 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 565 ft²/T52.52 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 119
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 30 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 8.38 knots