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Evolution 26

Masthead Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1976

A masthead sloop featuring optional fractional rigs and a BMW diesel engine, with the final forty hulls built by Fletcher

Designed by Julian Everitt.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.30 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 beamy beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.21
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 251
EasygoingPowered-up

14.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.9
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 594 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
251.5
Comfort ratio
17.4
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
683
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
75
Designer
Julian Everitt
Builder
Evolution Yachts Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

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Morgan Yachts 24/257.60 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA versatile masthead sloop from Charles Morgan Jr. featuring a keel-centerboard hull and an optional Atomic 4 inboard
Redline 25 (C&C)7.49 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1969 keel-centerboard cruiser designed by C&C, offering shoal-draft versatility in a compact 7.49-meter hull
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 257.57 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA successful decade-long production run defines this 25-foot masthead sloop, built with a versatile keel-centerboard
Maxus 26 (CB)8.40 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 2015-launched fractional sloop with a 1.43-metre centerboard draft and a 19.61 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

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