Colgate 26
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Jim Taylor |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1996 |
| No. built | 375 |
| Builder(s) | Precision Boat Works Waterline Systems |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Colgate 26 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) |
| Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.67 ft (7.82 m) |
| LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 8.50 ft (2.59 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel with weighted bulb |
| Ballast | 1,050 lb (476 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 338.00 sq ft (31.401 m2) |
The Colgate 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by naval architect Jim Taylor, as a racer and first built in 1996. Steve and Doris Colgate provided the concept and specifications.[1][2][3][4]
The design was named as Sailing World magazine's Boat of the Year.[4]
The design was initially built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States, but that company had ended all boat production in 2018. In 2020, Colgate 26 production was moved to Waterline Systems in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.[1][5][6][7][8][9]
Design
The Colgate 26 was originally commissioned by Steve and Doris Colgate for sail training at their Offshore Sailing School.[1][3]
The design is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of solid fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a walk-through sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or shoal draft keel with a weighted lead bulb. The fin keel version displaces 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) and carries 1,050 lb (476 kg) of ballast, while the shoal draft keel version displaces 2,800 lb (1,270 kg) and carries 1,250 lb (567 kg) of ballast.[1][10]
The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]
The total sail area on boats built prior to 2005 is 283.00 sq ft (26.292 m2) and after that date 338.00 sq ft (31.401 m2).[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double 7.25 ft (2.21 m) "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with an alcohol-fired stove, portable ice box and an optional sink. The head is a portable type.[10]