BoatsTartan Marine Fantail 26

Tartan Marine Fantail 26

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2011

A Tim Jackett-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a shallow 3.5-foot keel

Designed by Tim Jackett W.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.24
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 141
EasygoingPowered-up

24.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.9
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Lighter than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1703 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.9
Displacement / length
141.1
Comfort ratio
13.3
Capsize screening
2.24
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
666
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Tim Jackett w
Builder
Tartan Marine

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International 8068.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Pelle Petterson-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for performance since 1974
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/808.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1992 fractional sloop with a high 26.59 sail area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for rapid, agile performance
Maxi Yachts 777.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe most popular model in the builder's history, offering both inboard and outboard engine options for versatile cruising
Abbott Boats Inc. Soling8.15 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA high-performance Olympic class keelboat designed by Jan Herman Linge for tactical three-person racing
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing

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