Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972
A masthead sloop derived from an IOR Half Ton prototype, designed by Holman and Pye for competitive performance
Designed by Holman, Pye & Kim Holman, built by Naoglass.
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Footage from Allende los Mares · Vuelta Vertical
Is it for you?
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.01 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
289 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
15.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
What the fleet has seen
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The Puma 26 is a Masthead Sloop designed by Holman, Pye, and Kim Holman, built by Naoglass, S.A. and Puma Yachts (Nao-Glass) from 1972 to the present. This 8.0-meter sailboat originated as an IOR Half Ton prototype, featuring a fin keel with a rudder on skeg, a 2.8-meter beam, a 1.4-meter draft, and a displacement of 2750 kg.7:43
The living fleet
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
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Boats like this, on the water
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The family
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