Development | |
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Designer | Robert Finch |
Location | United States |
Year | 1973 |
No. built | 300 |
Builder(s) | Dawson Yacht Corporation |
Role | Cruiser |
Name | Dawson 26 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 4,700 lb (2,132 kg) |
Draft | 5.33 ft (1.62 m), centerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 25.58 ft (7.80 m) |
LWL | 22.17 ft (6.76 m) |
Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
Engine type | Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | stub keel and centerboard |
Ballast | 1,165 lb (528 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 29.25 ft (8.92 m) |
J foretriangle base | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
P mainsail luff | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.33 ft (3.15 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 146.25 sq ft (13.587 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 123.96 sq ft (11.516 m2) |
Total sail area | 270.21 sq ft (25.103 m2) |
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The Dawson 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Robert Finch as a cruiser and first built in 1973.[1][2]
Originally known as the Midship 26, the Dawson 26 design was later developed into the Parker Dawson 26, a boat with a lighter displacement and ballast.[1][3]