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Review of Balboa 26


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Balboa 26 is a sailboat. The Balboa 26 is built by the American yard Coastal Recreation Inc..

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Keel

The Balboa 26 has been built with different keel alternatives.

Swing keel

One option is a swing keel. A swing keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.55 - 0.65 meter (1.80 - 2.10 ft) dependent on the load.

Fin keel

Another option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.52 - 1.62 meter (4.99 - 5.29 ft) dependent on the load.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.1 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Balboa 26 is 33%.

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This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 21% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Balboa 26 is 178 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.

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76% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Balboa 26 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 20.1, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 24.0.

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The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 90% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

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The Balboa 26 has more rig than 100% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is significantly overrigged.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 20.2 m(66.3 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard20.2 m(66.3 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard20.2 m(66.3 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet 7.9 m(26.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.9 m(26.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 19.8 m(65.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet17.4 m(57.2 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Cunningham3.3 m(10.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap6.6 m(21.6 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.6 m(21.6 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)

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