BoatsFrers 26

Frers 26

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1981

A high-performance IOR 1/4 ton racer designed by German Frers, later adapted into the Ranger and Mariner 26 cruiser lines

Designed by German Frers, built by Tonner Sailboats.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.52 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,200 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.39 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.39
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

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

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1593 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.9
Displacement / length
147.4
Comfort ratio
11.3
Capsize screening
2.39
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
591
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Tonner Sailboats, Mariner Construcoes Nauticas Ltd

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