BoatsH-26 (Herreshoff)

H-26 (Herreshoff)

Masthead Sloop · Full Keel · First built 1964

An enlarged version of the Goldeneye design, this full-keel masthead sloop features a high ballast ratio for stability

Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff, built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.19 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 263
EasygoingPowered-up

16.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
263.4
Comfort ratio
22.9
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
716
Hull
Hull type
Full Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1964
Designer
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
Builder
Cape Cod Shipbuilding

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Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fibreglass cruising and saw international production.
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising
Cape Dory 25D7.62 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed long-keeled masthead sloop later produced as the Octavia 25
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising

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