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Nimble Boats Voyager 26

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1989

A long-keeled cutter designed by Daniel J. Avoures, offering a stable, shoal-draft platform for coastal cruising

Designed by Daniel J. Avoures.

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

See her sail

The Nimble Boats Voyager 26, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.01 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

312 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 312
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Lighter than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 413 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Nimble Boats Voyager 26, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Nimble Boats VOYAGER 26 is a cutter-rigged sailboat with a long keel, designed by Daniel J. Avoures and built by Nimble Boats and Nimble Boats Works Inc. since 1989. It measures 9.27 m LOA, with a 2.51 m beam, 1.01 m draft, and displaces 3039 kg. The VOYAGER 26, constructed in wood, was praised as "a jewel to sail" during a European Boat of the Year test in Spain, where it was among 16 boats evaluated.20:07 This test included a diverse fleet ranging from minimalist catamarans to traditional monohulls.0:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Nimble Boats Voyager 26 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
311.7
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
626
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
Daniel J. Avoures
Builder
Nimble Boats

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The family

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