Grampian 26
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alex McGruer |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1967 |
| No. built | 980 |
| Builder | Grampian Marine |
| Name | Grampian 26 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 5,600 lb (2,540 kg) |
| Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
| LWL | 21.75 ft (6.63 m) |
| Beam | 8.33 ft (2.54 m) |
| Engine type | Palmer gasoline engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 33.00 ft (10.06 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.25 ft (3.12 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.17 ft (3.40 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 156.38 sq ft (14.528 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 169.13 sq ft (15.713 m2) |
| Total sail area | 325.51 sq ft (30.241 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 228 (average) |
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The Grampian 26 is a recreational keelboat built by Grampian Marine in Oakville, Ontario between 1967 and 1977. It is one of the most successful Canadian designs of its size with 960 completed.[1][2][3]
Designed by Alex McGruer, it has a raked stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or centreboard.[1]
A few centreboard models were built in 1967.[4][5]
The Grampian 26 design was developed into the Discovery 7.9 in 1975 and which was built in small numbers.[1][6]
The fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal).[1]
Use as a cruiser
The cabin is spacious.[7] In the 1970s a Grampian 26 was sailed down the St Lawrence River, to the Atlantic Ocean, down the east coast of North America, through the Panama Canal and north to Seattle on the US west coast.[8]
Owners Dick and Theda Morris sailed their Grampian 26 from New York to Europe and cruised it there for two years. They then returned across the Atlantic to Key West, Florida via the Caribbean.[8]
Gallery
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References
- ^ a b c d Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Alex McGruer". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian Marine". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 CB sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Grampian 26 CB". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Discovery 7.9 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McGoldrick, Michael (2018). "Grampian 26". Sail Quest. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Davidson, Peter. "History of Grampian Marine". Grampian Owners Marina. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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