Sonata 26

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Sonata 26
Development
Designer Gary Mull
Location United States
Year1980
No. built66
Builder(s) Investigator Yachts
NameSonata 26
Boat
Displacement 2,822 lb (1,280 kg)
Draft 5.09 ft (1.55 m) keel down
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 26.25 ft (8.00 m)
LWL 19.75 ft (6.02 m)
Beam 8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelifting keel
Ballast500 lb (227 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
General Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height25.75 ft (7.85 m)
J foretriangle base9.00 ft (2.74 m)
P mainsail luff28.00 ft (8.53 m)
E mainsail foot11.48 ft (3.50 m)
Sails
Mainsail area160.72 sq ft (14.931 m2)
Jib/genoa area115.88 sq ft (10.766 m2)
Total sail area276.60 sq ft (25.697 m2)
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The Sonata 26 is a sailboat that was designed by American Gary Mull. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The Sonata 26 is a development of the Sonata 8. The two boats share the same specifications. [1] [4]

Production

The boat was built by Investigator Yachts in Australia, who completed 66 examples, starting in 1980. The design is out of production. [1] [4]

Design

The Sonata 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting or optional fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,822 lb (1,280 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of ballast. [1] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.69 ft (0.21 m) with the keel up. A fixed keel version was also built with a draft of 5.2 ft (1.6 m) [1] [4]

The design has a hull speed of 5.96 kn (11.04 km/h). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sonata 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Sonata 26". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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