North 26
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The North 26 is a boat designed by Julian D Everitt, who also designed the E-boat, in Cowes, England in 1982. Big brother to the E-boat, the North 26 is intended to rate under IRC measurement rules for the English Channel for Yacht racing inshore and in Junior Offshore Group races. The North 26 has a wide, flat sole plate that enables it to sit in the mud in English ports with the keel retracted. This feature also enables safe beach sitting whilst cruising and use as a Trailer yacht.
| LOA Length | 25 ft 3 in (8 m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterline length (LWL) | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) | |
| Beam Width | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | |
| Draft Board down | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
| Draft Board up | 1 ft 0 in (0.3 m) | |
| Displacement | 4150 lb (1890 kg)min. sailing | |
| Ballast | 1700 lb ( 770 kg) | |
| Tow Mass | 3700 lb (1680 kg)+ trailer + gear | |
| Rigging | 3/4 Fractional rig sloop | |
| Mast | 36 ft 6 in ( 11.6 m) | varies, 2 or 3 spreader |
| Sails | Main | 223 ft² ( 20.7 m²) |
| Jib < (100%) | ft² ( m²) | |
| #1 Genoa ( %) | 204 ft² ( 20.7 m²) | |
| #2 Genoa ( %) | 125 ft² ( 11.61 m²) | |
| #3 Genoa ( %) | 89 ft² ( 8.27 m²) | |
| Spinnaker | 490 ft² ( 45.52 m²) |
I = 29.3 ft (8.33 m)
J = 8.9 ft (2.71 m)
P = 33.3 ft (10.15 m)
E = 11.9 ft (3.63 m)
Sailing details
Handicaps:
- PHRF = ,
Portsmouth = , IRC = about 0.934 (1999),
Class-based handicaps: CBH (Aust.) = 0.7280 prov. (2000) aluminium cruising,
Other = ,
Sailing characteristics: A long waterline boat, easily driven, giving an exhilarating performance[citation needed] while providing comfortable accommodation and safe cruising.
Notable performances: First in the UK 'Round the Island' race non-IOR against 700 yachts. First in Tomatin Triohy as scratch boat giving J 24's nearly 2 minutes an hour handicap advantage.
Accommodations
With a waterline length of 26 ft. 6 in. and a beam of 9 ft. 0 in., the North 26 is slightly smaller than an average ½ ton yacht.[1]
The standard layout contains two separate cabins and a separate toilet compartment. The forward cabin contains a full-length V-berth. The main salon has a full-length settee on the starboard side with deep lockers, below the deck. A quarter berth extends beneath the cockpit on the same side. On the port side is the galley with built-in two-burner spirit stove, a sink and a deep icebox beside the companionway. A folding table can be hinged from the center board case with a short settee on the port side. An alternative layout would allow for two full-length settees and two quarter berths with the galley above the port side and the use of a portable icebox.
The boat can accommodate up to 6 people.
Number of crew to race = 4 or 5, Berths = 5 or 6, Galley =provision for 2 burner stove and sink, portable icebox. Water bladder. Head = portable in separate compartment, Navigation =in salon, Maximum headroom = 5.5 ft, 1.75 m, to standard plan. But 5 ft 11 in (1.88 m) in versions where 5 inches (125 mm) added to the hull freeboard, allows full standing headroom for most people.