Colgate 26
Description
The COLGATE 26 is a compact cruiser designed by Jim Taylor. With her light displacement hull, she offers spirited performance, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. Well-suited for coastal cruising with occasional overnight passages.
Construction Details
| Designer | Jim Taylor |
|---|---|
| Length | 26.000 ft |
| LOA | 25.670 ft |
| LWL | 20.000 ft |
| Beam | 8.500 ft |
| Displacement | 2600 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.500 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 27.75 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.25 ft |
| p | 29.75 ft |
| e | 11.17 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.75 ft | 8.25 ft | 29.75 ft | 11.17 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 29.75 ft - (9068 mm) |
| Foot | * 11.17 ft - (3405 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 31.17 ft - (9501 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 31.41 ft - (9574 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 171.77 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 23.16 ft - (7059 mm) |
| Foot | * 10.8 ft - (3292 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.33 ft - (6197 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 114.91 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 9.48 ft - (2890 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.08 ° |
| Area | * 109.77 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 27.5 ft - (8382 mm) |
| Foot | 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Leech | 24.5 ft - (7468 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 95.76 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 7.9 ft - (2408 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.05 ° |
| Area | * 108.64 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 26.5 ft - (8077 mm) |
| Foot | 12.75 ft - (3886 mm) |
| Leech | 25.25 ft - (7696 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 145.58 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.01 ft - (3661 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.09 ° |
| Area | * 159.1 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.5 ft - (8382 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.22 ft - (4029 mm) |
| Leech | * 26 ft - (7925 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.06 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.38 ft - (3773 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.98 ° |
| Area | * 170.23 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
| Foot | 14.5 ft - (4420 mm) |
| Leech | 26 ft - (7925 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 304 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | * 27.5 ft - (8382 mm) |
| MidGirth | * 14.85 ft - (4526 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.85 ft - (4526 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 347 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.