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Wrighton Yachts 26

Fractional Sloop · Twin keels · First built 2018

A modern twin-keel fractional sloop updated from the BI-LOUP 26, designed for shoal-water versatility

LOA
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.90 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 119
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.2
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1654 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.2
Displacement / length
118.8
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Builder
Chantier Wrighton, Wrighton Yachts

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