Nash 26
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Nash 26
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|image boat = File:Nash 26 sailboat Namaste 2234.jpg
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|designer = Joe Nash
|location = Canada
|year = 1975
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|builder = J. J. Nash Industries
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|displacement = {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|26.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|21.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|3.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|2100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|31.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|20.40|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|29.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|8.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|125.38|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|162.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|287.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 231 (average)
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The Nash 26 is a Canadian sailboat designed by Joe Nash and first built in 1975.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nash-26|title = Nash 26 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 29 May 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220314215317/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nash-26|archive-date= 14 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4381/nash-26 |title = Sailboat Specifications for Nash 26 |accessdate = 29 May 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/nash/26|title= Nash 26|access-date= 12 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220314215541/https://sailboat.guide/nash/26|archive-date= 14 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by J. J. Nash Industries in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/nash-industries-can|title = Nash Industries (CAN)|accessdate = 29 May 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220314215305/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/nash-industries-can|archive-date= 14 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
File:Nash 26 sailboat Namaste 2237.jpg
The Nash 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|3.83|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 231 and a hull speed of {{convert|6.18|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Nash 26 ... is a relatively large 26 footer with a nice interior layout which includes the maximum in the way of cruising amenities for a boat in this size range. Despite the priority placed on interior space, it still has acceptable proportions for a cruising boat, although some later Nash 26s appear to have been built with a slightly boxy-looking cabin."{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/nash26.htm|title =Nash 26 |accessdate = 24 July 2018|last=McGoldrick |first=Michael |work = Sail Quest|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220314215424/http://sailquest.com/market/models/nash26.htm|archive-date= 14 March 2022|url-status= live}}
See also
Similar sailboats
References
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