Nonsuch 26

The Nonsuch 26 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis and first built in 1982. It is one of the series of Nonsuch sailboats.[1][2]

Nonsuch 26
Development
DesignerMark Ellis
LocationCanada
Year1982
Builder(s)Hinterhoeller Yachts
Boat
Boat weight8,500 lb (3,856 kg)
Draft4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA26.00 ft (7.92 m)
LWL24.42 ft (7.44 m)
Beam10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Engine typeWesterbeke 13 hp (10 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,750 lb (1,247 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeCat rigged
P (mainsail luff)41.00 ft (12.50 m)
E (mainsail foot)20.50 ft (6.25 m)
Sails
SailplanCatboat
Mainsail area420 sq ft (39 m2)
Total sail area420 sq ft (39 m2)
Racing
PHRF225 (average)

The Nonsuch 26 is a development of the larger, 1978-designed Nonsuch 30.[1][3]

Production

The Nonsuch 26 design was built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, between 1982 and 1988.[1][4]

Design

Nonsuch 26
Nonsuch 26 cockpit

The Nonsuch 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) and carries 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke 13 diesel engine of 13 hp (10 kW). The fuel tank holds 24 U.S. gallons (91 L; 20 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal).[1]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 238 and low of 213. It has a hull speed of 6.62 kn (12.26 km/h).[5]

Operational history

In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "the Nonsuch 26 is much easier to sail short-handed than the average sailboat, and that it probably has as much interior room as many 30 footers".[3]

gollark: It's 9pm-5am somewhere in the world.
gollark: ↑
gollark: Interesting.
gollark: I am in fact able to cope with this. However, it should be fixed.
gollark: Someone should fix it.

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

References

  1. Browning, Randy (2018). "Nonsuch 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. Browning, Randy (2018). "Mark Ellis". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. McGoldrick, Michael (2018). "Nonsuch 26". Sail Quest. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Nonsuch 26". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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