SEA BIRD 26 (1909)
Gaff-Yawl • Long Keel • Built 1909
Dimensions
- LOA
- 25.58 ft
- LWL
- 20.92 ft
- Beam
- 8 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.75 ft
- Displacement
- 3,500 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.11 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 26.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 171
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 383 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long Keel
- Rig Type
- Gaff-Yawl
- Hull Material
- Wood
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1909
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: LOA (with sprit and boomkin): 33’\nThe SEA BIRD is a milestone in the history of amateur sailboat building not repeated until the Tahiti Ketch of the late 1940's.\nIt first appeared in a 1909 issue of 'Rudder' Magazine and received wide attention from amateur builders around the world. (Thomas Flemming Day was editor of the publication at the time.) Designed originally as a centerboarder, Day converted his own SEA BIRD to a fixed keel before his celebrated Atlantic crossing. It is thought that several hundred have been built from the original SEA BIRD plans.
Designers
- Thomas Fleming Day (1861–1927)
- Charles D. Mower (1875–1942)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA BIRD 26 II (GARDEN) | 26.02 | 1974 | Masthead Yawl |