COLGATE 26
Fractional Sloop • Fin Keel w/bulb • Built 1996
Dimensions
- LOA
- 25.67 ft
- LWL
- 20 ft
- Beam
- 8.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.5 ft
- Displacement
- 2,600 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,050 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.47 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 28.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 145
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 40.4%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 338 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin Keel w/bulb
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1996
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 375
Notes: Originally commissioned and developed by Steve and Doris Colgate for use at their sailing schools.\nA number have also been sold to US Coast Guard, US Navy, and Maine Maritime Academies for both instruction and intercollegiate competition. \nWaterline Systems became the Colgate 26 builder in 2020.\nA shoal draft version is also available:\nDraft: 3.5'\nDisp.: 2800 lbs.\nBal.: 1250 lbs.\nPrior to 2005, sail area was reported as 283 sqft.