Nonsuch 26
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2018}}
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|designer = Mark Ellis
|location = Canada
|year = 1981
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|builder = Hinterhoeller Yachts
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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|8500|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|24.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Westerbeke {{convert|13|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|2750|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Cat rigged
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The Nonsuch 26 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis and first built in 1981. It is one of the series of Nonsuch sailboats.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nonsuch-26|title = Nonsuch 26 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 3 August 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220327200417/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nonsuch-26|archive-date= 27 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ellis-mark|title = Mark Ellis|access-date = 1 June 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210909203635/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ellis-mark|archive-date= 9 September 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hinterhoeller/nonsuch-26|title= Nonsuch 26|access-date= 30 April 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230430225643/https://sailboat.guide/hinterhoeller/nonsuch-26|archive-date= 30 April 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/mark-ellis|title= Mark Ellis|access-date= 30 April 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230430225643/https://sailboat.guide/mark-ellis|archive-date= 30 April 2023|url-status= live}}
The Nonsuch 26 is a development of the larger, 1978-designed Nonsuch 30.{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/non26.htm|title = Nonsuch 26 |accessdate = 3 August 2018|last=McGoldrick |first=Michael |work = Sail Quest|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220327200419/http://sailquest.com/market/models/non26.htm|archive-date= 27 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The Nonsuch 26 design was built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, between 1981 and 1988.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hinterhoeller-yachts-ltd|title = Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd.|accessdate = 27 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200616234332/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hinterhoeller-yachts-ltd |archive-date= 16 June 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hinterhoeller|title= Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd. 1977 — 1994 |access-date= 30 April 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230425173317/https://sailboat.guide/hinterhoeller|archive-date= 25 April 2023|url-status= live}}
Design
File:Nonsuch 26 sailboat Swan Song 3919.jpg
File:Nonsuch 26 sailboat Legacy cockpit 3920.jpg
File:Nonsuch 26 sailboat Shenanigans 5272.jpg
The Nonsuch 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a balsa cored deck and wood trim. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|8500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2750|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke 13 diesel engine of {{convert|13|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|24|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|60|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with two straight settee berths in the main cabin and two aft cabins, each with a single berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The enclosed head is located opposite the galley on the starboard side.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 238 and low of 213. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.62|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2862/nonsuch-26|title = Sailboat Specifications for Nonsuch 26 |accessdate = 3 August 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180803224048/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2862/nonsuch-26|archive-date= 3 August 2018|url-status= dead}}
Operational history
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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{{Nonsuch sailboats}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailboat type designs by Mark Ellis (yacht designer)