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Excalibur Marine 26

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1967

A William Crealock-designed masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, produced across three builders.

Designed by William Crealock.

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

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The Excalibur Marine 26, on the water

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.34 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,710 kg of hull, so roughly 2,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

165 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 43%

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

  • Narrower than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1692 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
165.4
Comfort ratio
16.8
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
594
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1967
Units built
220
Designer
William Crealock
Builder
Excalibur Marine, Wayfarer Yacht Corp, Islander, Tradewind Yachts

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Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Excalibur 36A classic Van de Stadt design #26, this masthead sloop features a stiff fin-keel hull molded by Tyler Boat Co.Clipper Marine Marine 26A William Crealock-designed masthead sloop with a swing keel, built for light-displacement performance in shoal watersCaliber Yachts 28A Michael McCreary-designed masthead sloop with a shallow 1.19m draft, built for stable coastal cruising since 1981Imperial 23A twin-keel masthead sloop designed by L. Wakefield, also marketed in the UK as the Islander 23Cal 36A Bill Lapworth-designed masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for performance since 1966Seafarer Yachts 26A 1977 masthead sloop with a 1.14-metre draft, designed for coastal stability and efficient light-displacement sailing

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