Essex 26
Description
The ESSEX 26 is a compact cruiser designed by John Cherubini. With her light displacement hull, she offers spirited performance, featuring variable draft for versatility in different sailing conditions. Well-suited for coastal cruising with occasional overnight passages.
Construction Details
| Designer | John Cherubini |
|---|---|
| Length | 26.000 ft |
| LOA | 26.000 ft |
| LWL | 23.000 ft |
| Beam | 7.920 ft |
| Displacement | 3300 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.000 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.920 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 27 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 10.50 ft |
| p | 24 ft |
| e | 9.83 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 ft | 10.50 ft | 24 ft | 9.83 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 |
|---|---|
| 23 | * 24 |
| 10 | * 9.83 |
| 24.55 | * 25.47 |
| 88 | * 87.96 |
| 24.76 | * 25.61 |
| 4.5 | * 4.5 |
| 118.76 | 117.81 |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 23.18 ft - (7065 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.44 ft - (4401 mm) |
| Leech | * 19.46 ft - (5931 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.08 ft - (3682 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 139.95 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.52 ft - (8388 mm) |
| Foot | * 17.41 ft - (5307 mm) |
| Leech | * 25.53 ft - (7782 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.75 ft - (4801 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 216.68 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | * 27.52 ft - (8388 mm) |
| MidGirth | * 18.9 ft - (5761 mm) |
| Foot | * 18.9 ft - (5761 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 442.11 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.