Deltania Yachts 26

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See her sail

The Deltania Yachts 26, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.34 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.25

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6

TenderStiff

24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 24%

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

Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 599 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Deltania Yachts 26, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Deltania Yachts 26 is a 7.9-meter fractional sloop with a swing keel and outboard rudder, built by Deltania Yachts since 2020. With a 2.9-meter beam and 2100 kg displacement, it is designed for responsive sailing. Aboard MotionMe, the crew found their Delta 26 excelled in light-wind conditions in Paraty, Brazil, offering a regatta-oriented experience.10:37 Its 1.10m draft contributes to its performance, though its 1.75m standing headroom is less than larger vessels.1:11 The Delta 26 maintains a high resale value due to manufacturer support. Aboard Hashtag Sal, a Delta 26 in Salvador, Brazil, served as a liveaboard, demonstrating its suitability for a minimalist lifestyle despite requiring constant upkeep for engine, water, and waste systems.6:38 One owner refitted a Delta 26 for full-time liveaboard use, installing a marine refrigerator, a folding countertop extension, and dual bilge pumps, and replacing interior carpeting with corino upholstery.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 8 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Deltania Yachts 26 on video

Building our house | Styrofoam slab and Galvalume roofThe builders use EPS foam for insulation and 9-meter Galvalume sheets to roof their studio workspace.MotionMe

We are SELLING our sailboat | 132Marina and Michel are selling their Fast 310 sailboat to focus on a new, upcoming project.MotionMe

Wheel or tiller? Which is best for your sailboat? | Sailing MotionMe Ep.87The Fast 310 uses both a wheel and an emergency tiller to balance steering comfort and redundancy.MotionMe

How to SAIL in Different Directions | Sailing MotionMe Ep. 52The crew of a Fest 310 practices points of sail and maneuvers in Paraty, Brazil, using Navionics.MotionMe

Explore the inside of a SAILBOAT | Refitted Delta 26! | Sailing MotionMe Ep. 84A refitted Delta 26 features a custom folding galley counter, marine refrigeration, and upgraded bilge pump safety systems.MotionMe

Delta 26 vs Fast 310? What is the perfect sailboat?The Delta 26 offers superior light-wind performance, while the Fast 310 provides greater stability for offshore cruising.MotionMe

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

InstalledSikaflex
Sikaflex was applied to deck hardware to prevent leaks
aboard MotionMeseen July 202013:40
InstalledNavionics
The crew used the charting software to plot waypoints for a training exercise.
aboard MotionMeseen September 201913:57
WorkingRaymarine
The boat has an 8-axis Raymarine compass module that is part of an updated electronics system.
aboard Hashtag Salseen November 2023watch

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Deltania Yachts 26 may be fitted out entirely differently.

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

The creators sold this boat to Luiz a year ago
from MotionMeseen July 2020watch
The creators previously sold this boat to a friend who continues to care for it
from MotionMeseen May 2021watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

23.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.6

Capsize screening

2.25

Hull

Hull type

Swing keel w/outboard rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2020

Builder

Deltania Yachts

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The family

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