Essex 26 Ketch
Description
The Essex 26 Ketch refers to a variant of the Essex 26 sailboat — a 26-foot (about 7.9 m) fiberglass monohull cruiser with a stub keel and centerboard designed by John Cherubini and built by Essex Co. in the USA from about 1972 to 1976. The standard Essex 26 was normally offered with a masthead sloop rig, but a ketch rig option was also available from the factory, giving the boat two masts (main and mizzen) for easier sail balance and more flexible sail handling without drastically changing the hull or accommodations; however, specific production numbers for the ketch version aren’t published and it remains relatively uncommon compared to the sloop version. Construction is solid hand-laid fiberglass with lead ballast and a shoal draft centerboard configuration, and the overall design is aimed at comfortable coastal cruising and small-boat passage making.
Construction Details
| Designer | John Cherubini |
|---|---|
| Builder | Essex Co. |
| Length | 26.000 ft |
| LOA | 26.000 ft |
| LWL | 23.000 ft |
| Beam | 7.920 ft |
| Displacement | 3300 lb |
| Ballast | 1325 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.000 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.920 ft |
| Year Built | 1972 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 22.33 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.50 ft |
| p | 19 ft |
| e | 9.25 ft |
| p2 | 13.83 ft |
| e2 | 6.50 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.33 ft | 8.50 ft | 19 ft | 9.25 ft | 13.83 ft | 6.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
Essex 26 Ketch - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 19 ft - (5791 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.25 ft - (2819 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.69 ft - (6306 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 20.84 ft - (6352 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | 87.75 ft² |
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Essex 26 Ketch - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 19.11 ft - (5825 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.63 ft - (3545 mm) |
| Leech | * 16.11 ft - (4910 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 9.78 ft - (2981 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 93.39 ft² |
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Essex 26 Ketch - GENOA
| Luff | * 22.7 ft - (6919 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.05 ft - (4282 mm) |
| Leech | * 21.09 ft - (6428 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.75 ft - (3886 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 144.72 ft² |
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Essex 26 Ketch - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 22.7 ft - (6919 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 15.3 ft - (4663 mm) |
| Foot | * 15.3 ft - (4663 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 295.21 ft² |
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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. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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