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Pearson Yachts Ariel 26

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1962–1966

A long-keel masthead sloop offered with either an inboard engine or an outboard well for versatile coastal cruising

Designed by Carl Alberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 1.13 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.86 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

361 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 361
EasygoingPowered-up

16.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.5
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
361.0
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
529
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1962–1966
Units built
440
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Bristol Yachts 247.49 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Paul Coble-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and over 50% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising

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