BoatsChris-Craft Pawnee 26

Chris-Craft Pawnee 26

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1970–1971

A Sparkman & Stephens MORC racer and updated Capri 26, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for brisk sailing

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,836 kg of hull, so roughly 2,450 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

227 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 227
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.6
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Narrower than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1745 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.6
Displacement / length
226.5
Comfort ratio
17.9
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
571
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1970–1971
Units built
40
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Chris-Craft

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Maxi Yachts 777.70 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterThe most popular model in the builder's history, offering both inboard and outboard engine options for versatile cruising
Puma 277.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
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