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The Sonata 26 is a sailboat that was designed by American Gary Mull.[1][2][3][4]

The Sonata 26 is a development of the Sonata 8. The two boats share the same specifications.[1][4]

Production

The boat was built by Investigator Yachts in Australia, who completed 66 examples, starting in 1980. The design is out of production.[1][4]

Design

The Sonata 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting or optional fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,822 lb (1,280 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of ballast.[1][4]

The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.69 ft (0.21 m) with the keel up. A fixed keel version was also built with a draft of 5.2 ft (1.6 m)[1][4]

The design has a hull speed of 5.96 kn (11.04 km/h).[4]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sonata 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Sonata 26". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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