BoatsCapo 26

Capo 26

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982

A Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop built for the MORC rule, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Westerly Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.28 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.28
LightHeavy

180 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 180
EasygoingPowered-up

20.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.1
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.1
Displacement / length
180.3
Comfort ratio
14.8
Capsize screening
2.28
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
727
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Units built
15
Designer
Carl Schumacher
Builder
Westerly Marine

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