Classic 26
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Classic 26
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|designer = W. Shad Turner
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|location = United States
|year = 1991
|no built = 41
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|builder = Laguna Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|3900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|25.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|21.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|29.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|25.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|133.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|143.81|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Classic 26 is an American sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and first built in 1991.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/classic-26|title= Classic 26 sailboat |access-date= 5 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405121603/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/classic-26|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/classic/26|title= Classic 26|access-date= 5 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405121609/https://sailboat.guide/classic/26|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad|title= W. Shad Turner|access-date= 5 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220707053120/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad|archive-date= 7 July 2022|url-status= bot: unknown}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/w-shad-turner|title= W. Shad Turner|access-date= 5 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220328154021/https://sailboat.guide/w-shad-turner|archive-date= 28 March 2022|url-status= bot: unknown}}
Production
The design was built by Classic Yachts in Chanute, Kansas, United States, starting in 1991. A total of 41 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/classic-yachts-inc-usa|title = Classic Yachts Inc.|access-date = 5 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405121723/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/classic-yachts-inc-usa|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/classic|title= Classic Yachts|access-date= 5 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220405121629/https://sailboat.guide/classic|archive-date= 5 April 2022|url-status= live}}
The Classic 26 is a development of the Laguna 26 and the similar Windrose 26 and was built from the same hull molds acquired by Classic after Laguna Yachts went out of business.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/laguna-26|title= Laguna 26 sailboat |access-date= 3 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220403024426/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/laguna-26|archive-date= 3 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/laguna/26|title= Laguna 26|access-date= 3 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220403024410/https://sailboat.guide/laguna/26|archive-date= 3 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/windrose-26|title= Windrose 26 sailboat |access-date= 4 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220404122111/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/windrose-26|archive-date= 4 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/laguna/windrose-26|title= Windrose 26|access-date= 4 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220404122045/https://sailboat.guide/laguna/windrose-26|archive-date= 4 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Classic 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|3900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.21|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.