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Dromor Yachts 26

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1986

A rare Dick Carter-designed fractional sloop originally built for the charter trade with a fin keel and transom rudder

Designed by Dick Carter.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.14
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 231
EasygoingPowered-up

13.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.7
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
231.4
Comfort ratio
18.6
Capsize screening
2.14
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
808
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Designer
Dick Carter
Builder
Dromor Yachts

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San Juan 288.74 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977 masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio and fin keel, designed for balanced performance in a compact 28-foot hull
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Bristol Yachts 288.53 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterAn IOR Half Ton racer with reduced stern overhang, serving as the performance-oriented predecessor to the Bristol 29.9
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Jeanneau Aquila 278.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop offered in both standard and deep-keel Regatta configurations
Com-Pac Yachts 258.59 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterOriginally the Watkins 25, this masthead sloop features a shallow 0.76m draft and a fin keel for versatile cruising

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