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The Santana 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. D. Schock Corp's in-house designer, Seymour Paul, as a cruiser and first built in 1971.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1971 until 1974, with 83 boats completed over its four-year production run.[1][2][7][8][9]

Design

The Santana 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a nearly-plumb transom, a spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional swing keel.

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a drop-down dinette table that forms double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard admidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1][2]

For sailing the design cane be equipped with a number of jibs or genoas.[2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.15 kn (11.39 km/h).[2]

Variants

Santana 26
This fixed keel model was introduced in 1971. It displaces 5,060 lb (2,295 kg) and carries 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
Santana 26 SK
This swing keel model was also introduced in 1971. It displaces 4,460 lb (2,023 kg), carries 1,800 lb (816 kg) of ballast and has a mast that is about 2.6 ft (0.79 m) shorter than the fixed keel model. The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the keel down and 2.75 ft (0.84 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, or ground transportation on a trailer.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Santana 26 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Santana 26". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Santana 26 SK sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Santana 26 SK". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seymour Paul". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seymour Paul". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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