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Luger Industries Tradewinds 26

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · 1975–1990

A lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop offered as a kit boat, designed for shoal water with a swing keel

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,179 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,179 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.66 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.31
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 95
EasygoingPowered-up

22.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.7
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.7
Displacement / length
95.4
Comfort ratio
10.8
Capsize screening
2.31
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
651
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast iron swing keel
Production
Years built
1975–1990
Builder
Luger Industries

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The family

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