Sovereign 26

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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|designer = Sovereign Design Group

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|location = United States

|year = 1982

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|builder = Sovereign Yachts

|role = Cruiser

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|draft = {{convert|2.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|displacement = {{convert|3200|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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|keel type = fin keel

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

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|sailplan = masthead sloop

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The Sovereign 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Sovereign Design Group as a cruiser and first built in 1982.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sovereign-26|title= Sovereign 26 sailboat |access-date= 17 February 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220217181128/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sovereign-26|archive-date= 17 February 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sovereign/26|title= Sovereign 26|access-date= 17 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220217181009/https://sailboat.guide/sovereign/26|archive-date= 17 February 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by Sovereign Yachts in the United States, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sovereign-yachts-custom-fiberglass-products|title = Sovereign Yachts (Custom Fiberglass Products) 1978-1998|access-date = 17 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210213194619/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sovereign-yachts-custom-fiberglass-products|archive-date= 13 February 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sovereign|title= Sovereign Yachts|access-date= 17 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220214145741/https://sailboat.guide/sovereign|archive-date= 14 February 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

The Sovereign 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|3200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.17|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard shoal draft keel.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.43|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

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