Stella 26
Fractional Sloop · Long keel w/trans. hung rudder · 1959–1972
A classic Kim Holman-designed fractional sloop with a long keel, built for traditional performance between 1959 and 1972
Designed by C. R. Holman & Kim Holman, built by Tucker Brown.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
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