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Sailstar Boats Courier 26

Masthead Sloop · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · 1966–1968

A rare Halsey C. Herreshoff masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile shoal-water access

Designed by Halsey C. Herreshoff.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.86 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 236
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 599 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
236.0
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
624
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1966–1968
Designer
Halsey C. Herreshoff
Builder
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Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Paceship Yachts Westwind 247.29 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom

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