Macgregor 26D
Fractional Sloop · Daggerboard · First built 1986
A lightweight, high-production fractional sloop featuring a daggerboard and a design legacy that defined a generation
Designed by Roger Macgregor.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Daggerboard
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The Macgregor 26D, on the water
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Character
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TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,293 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.38 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 12Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.24Bluewater
LightD/L 98Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 18.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 42%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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Seen 3 times across 2 channels of the fleet.
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
98.0
Comfort ratio
11.6
Capsize screening
2.24
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
665
Hull
Hull type
Daggerboard
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Units built
6000
Designer
Roger Macgregor
Builder
Macgregor Yacht Corp
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Macgregor 26M7.87 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile trailer-sailer featuring a rotating spar, daggerboard, and twin rudders for performance in a light displacement
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