BoatsNiagara 26

Niagara 26

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1975

A George Hinterhoeller design featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in a light hull

Designed by George Hinterhoeller, built by Hinterhoeller.

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.

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,814 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.1
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.1
Displacement / length
146.8
Comfort ratio
15.2
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
685
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Units built
170
Designer
George Hinterhoeller
Builder
Hinterhoeller, Goman Boat, Halman

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