Gulf Coast 26
Description
The Gulf Coast 26 is a compact cruiser designed by Martin Bludworth. With her light displacement hull, she offers spirited performance, featuring variable draft for versatility in different sailing conditions. Well-suited for coastal cruising with occasional overnight passages.
Construction Details
| Designer | Martin Bludworth |
|---|---|
| Length | 26.000 ft |
| LOA | 26.000 ft |
| LWL | 26.000 ft |
| Beam | 7.330 ft |
| Displacement | 4500 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.300 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.750 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 31.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 10.67 ft |
| p | 27 ft |
| e | 10.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.50 ft | 10.67 ft | 27 ft | 10.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
| Foot | * 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech | * 28.42 ft - (8662 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 28.63 |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in |
| Area | * 146.1 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 26.61 ft - (8111 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.27 ft - (4349 mm) |
| Leech | * 22.89 ft - (6977 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.27 ft - (3740 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.99 ° |
| Area | * 163.25 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 31.6 ft - (9632 mm) |
| Foot | * 17.34 ft - (5285 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.61 ft - (9025 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 149.95 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.96 ° |
| Area | * 252.79 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 31.6 ft - (9632 mm) |
| Foot | * 17.61 ft - (5368 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.07 ft - (8861 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 417 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.