BoatsNimble Boats Voyager 26

Nimble Boats Voyager 26

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1989

A long-keeled cutter designed by Daniel J. Avoures, offering a stable, shoal-draft platform for coastal cruising

Designed by Daniel J. Avoures.

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

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The Nimble Boats Voyager 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.

Shoal draftDraws 1.01 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 26Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.75Bluewater
LightD/L 312Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.3Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Lighter than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 413 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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On the water

The Nimble Boats Voyager 26 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
311.7
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
626
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
Daniel J. Avoures
Builder
Nimble Boats

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Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising
Alberg 309.22 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passages
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987

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