Yamaha 26

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Yamaha 26
Development
Designer Yamaha Design Team
Location Japan
Year1979
Builder(s) Yamaha Motor Company
NameYamaha 26
Boat
Displacement 4,343 lb (1,970 kg)
Draft 5.09 ft (1.55 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 26.19 ft (7.98 m)
LWL 21.00 ft (6.40 m)
Beam 9.19 ft (2.80 m)
Engine type Yanmar 1GM 7.5 hp (6 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,433 lb (650 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height28.54 ft (8.70 m)
J foretriangle base8.69 ft (2.65 m)
P mainsail luff29.86 ft (9.10 m)
E mainsail foot11.15 ft (3.40 m)
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area166.47 sq ft (15.466 m2)
Jib/genoa area124.01 sq ft (11.521 m2)
Total sail area290.48 sq ft (26.986 m2)
Racing
PHRF 201 (average)
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The Yamaha 26 is a Japanese sailboat that was designed by the Yamaha Design Team as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1979. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was built by the Yamaha Motor Company in Japan starting in 1979, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3]

Design

The Yamaha 26 design was based upon Magician IV, a prototype boat that won the 1978 Quarter Ton class. [1]

It is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised and squared-off reverse transom with an integral swimming ladder, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,343 lb (1,970 kg) and carries 1,433 lb (650 kg) of ballast. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 7.5 hp (6 kW). The fuel tank holds 7 U.S. gallons (26 L; 5.8 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal). [1]

The boat's galley is located on the port side of the cabin and includes a single-burner stove that slides under the port quarter berth. The head has a privacy door and is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided by two quarter berths, although the entire cabin can be used for sleeping space, using the seat-back cushions. A small table can be fitted on the starboard side and can be stowed when not in use. [2]

The cockpit has two genoa winches, two spinnaker winches and a two more halyard winches on the cabin top. The mainsheet traveler is in the centre of the large cockpit. There are recessed genoa tracks inboard. A spinnaker was provided as factory standard equipment. [2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 201 with a high of 192 and low of 215. It has a hull speed of 6.14 kn (11.37 km/h). [4]

The boat was subject to a major design update, during production in 1982. [1]

Operational history

In a review Richard Sherwood wrote, "Many aspects of the Yamaha 26 are unusual, and it almost appears that the designers decided to throw out all traditional ideas and design for function only." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Browning, Randy (2019). "Yamaha 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 178-179. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2019). "Yamaha". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2019). "Sailboat Specifications for Yamaha 26". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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