ETAP 26s

ETAP 26s

Development
Designer	Marc-Oliver von Ahlen
Location	Belgium
Year	2005
Builder(s)	ETAP Yachting
Role	Cruiser
Name	ETAP 26s
Boat
Displacement	3,964 lb (1,798 kg)
Draft	4.92 ft (1.50 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	26.31 ft (8.02 m)
LWL	22.01 ft (6.71 m)
Beam	8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Engine type	Yanmar diesel engine or outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	1,101 lb (499 kg)
Rudder(s)	dual transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	169 sq ft (15.7 m2)
Jib/genoa area	131 sq ft (12.2 m2)
Gennaker area	453 sq ft (42.1 m2)
Total sail area	327 sq ft (30.4 m2)
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The ETAP 26s is a Belgian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen as a cruiser and first built in 2005. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The design was Sail magazine's Yacht of the Year in 2017. ^[5]

Production

The design has been built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium since 2005. It remained advertised as still in production in 2023. ^{[1] [6] [7] [8]}

Design

The ETAP 26s is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. The construction is of a polyester glassfibre and closed-cell polyurethane foam sandwich, which provides buoyancy and makes the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional sloop rig with a bowsprit; a plumb stem; a vertical, walk-through transom; dual, canted, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft dual keels. The fin keel version displaces 3,964 lb (1,798 kg) and carries 1,101 lb (499 kg) of lead ballast, while the dual keel version displaces 4,008 lb (1,818 kg) and carries 1,145 lb (519 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [9]}

The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the standard fin keel and 2.79 ft (0.85 m) with the optional shoal draft tandem keels. ^{[1] [9]}

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine or a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. ^[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides, just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 13 U.S. gallons (49 L; 11 imp gal). ^[1]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association. ^[10]

A iNautia review reported, "right from its launch, the ETAP 26s was a trendsetter, with its safe, deep cockpit, the flowing lines of its cabin sofas, the recessed foredeck hatch and much more." ^[5]

A profile in 2Yachts states, "Etap 26s was ... [a] landmark yacht and a kind of a trendsetter in the field of small cruisers. The yacht immediately after his birth became popular among the sailors due to a combination of several technical solutions. Among them: a deep, safe and well-planned cockpit, comfortable, spacious and well equipped below deck space, the ability to move the yacht on a trailer, the possibility of picking different keel options including a lifting keel and double that facilitate the possibility of walking on shallow waters and giving you the opportunity to pull the boat into the water right off the trailer on the slip, without any crane." ^[11]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "ETAP 26s sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Yachtdesign v. Ahlen". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "ETAP 26s". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Yachtdesign v. Ahlen". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
5. "Etap 26s". iNautia. 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Yachting". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
7. ETAP Yachting. "ETAP 26s". ETAP Yachting. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Etap Yachting". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
9. ETAP Yachting. "ETAP 26s: Technical specifications". ETAP Yachting. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
10. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Owners Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
11. 2Yachts (2023). "Etap 26s". 2yachts.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

External links

• Official website