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South Coast 26

Masthead Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1974

A Jim Monroe-designed masthead sloop with a lifting keel, available in both center and aft cockpit configurations

Designed by Jim Monroe.

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

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 1,610 kg of hull, so roughly 2,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.55 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 126
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.9
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 598 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.9
Displacement / length
126.1
Comfort ratio
14.3
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
665
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Units built
80
Designer
Jim Monroe
Builder
South Coast Seacraft

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Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing

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