BoatsChris-Craft Capri 26-1

Chris-Craft Capri 26-1

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1965–1967

A short-lived 1965 Chris-Craft production featuring a high ballast-to-displacement ratio for its 8-metre length

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 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,778 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 255
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

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

  • Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1810 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
255.1
Comfort ratio
17.4
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
555
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1965–1967
Units built
90
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Chris-Craft

Boats like this, on the water

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Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
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
Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
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

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