BoatsCornish Crabber 26

Cornish Crabber 26

Gaff Head Cutter · Keel/centreboard · First built 2010

A David Thomas-designed gaff cutter featuring a hinged bowsprit to reduce marina length and a versatile keel-centerboard

Designed by David Thomas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.80 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 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

294 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 294
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Heavier than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 597 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaff Head Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
293.9
Comfort ratio
29.6
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
769
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
David Thomas
Builder
Cornish Crabbers Ltd

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Morgan Yachts 309.12 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration, designed by Charles Morgan Jr. for versatile shoal-draft sailing
Paceship Yachts Westwind 247.29 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters
Maxus 26 (CB)8.40 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 2015-launched fractional sloop with a 1.43-metre centerboard draft and a 19.61 sail-area-to-displacement ratio
O'day 257.57 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA successful decade-long production run defines this 25-foot masthead sloop, built with a versatile keel-centerboard
Herreshoff 157.47 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA classic gaff-rigged keel-centerboarder from 1902, later updated with a modernized rig by Sidney Herreshoff

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