Tanzer 26
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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|designer = Johann Tanzer
|location = Canada
|year = 1974
|no built = 960
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|builder = Tanzer Industries
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|type = Masthead sloop
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|construction = Fibreglass
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|keel = fixed fin keel
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|draft = {{convert|3.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea = {{convert|288.90|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Tanzer 26 is a Canadian sailboat, intended for racing, day sailing and cruising. It was designed by Johann Tanzer and first built in 1974. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-26|title = Tanzer 26 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 6 July 2016|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302002030/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-26|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/380/tanzer-26|title = Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 26 |accessdate = 6 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071609/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/380/tanzer-26|archive-date= 23 January 2019|url-status= dead}}Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 182-183. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tanzer-johann|title= Johann Tanzer 1927 - 2016|access-date = 28 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220228230342/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tanzer-johann|archive-date= 28 February 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
Production of the boat was commenced in 1974 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec and 960 boats were completed by the time production ended in 1985. The company entered bankruptcy in May 1986.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|title= Tanzer Industries Ltd. 1966 - 1986|access-date = 28 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908184852/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|archive-date= 8 September 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
File:Tanzer 26 Sun Tanz 0416.jpg
The Tanzer 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|4350|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1950|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast. The hinged mast is mounted on the cabin top.
The boat was built with a standard keel that gives a draft of {{convert|3.83|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}. Most examples built were powered by an outboard motor, but an inboard-mounted Japanese-built Yanmar Diesel engine was optional.
The accommodations include a forward cabin with a "V" berth with a hatch for ventilation and a folding door for privacy. The main cabin has a settee double berth and a quarter berth. The head is on the port side of the cabin and has a ventilator, with the galley on the starboard side. There is a folding table as well, that stows against the bulkhead.
The cockpit is self-draining and can seat six or more adults, with a sail locker and outboard motor fuel tank locker. An anchor locker is mounted forward. The mainsheet traveller is mounted to the bridge deck and jib sheet tracks are installed on the side toe rails.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 216. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.36|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
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In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "These boats have a reputation as a good club racer, but they are equally well known a comfortable cruising boats that can easily accommodate an average size family. The Tanzer 26 is supported by an active network of owners, and they have even come up with a new rudder design to improve the boats' handling characteristics. Boats built in the 1980's (starting a little before hull # 300) have the newer window configuration and improved forward hatch. People sailing in shallow waters will be happy to note that the Tanzer 26 has a draft of 3 feet, 10 inches, which isn't all that deep for a 26 footer with a fin keel."{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/tanzer26.htm|title = Tanzer 26 |accessdate = 24 July 2018|last=McGoldrick |first=Michael |work = Sail Quest|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302002320/http://sailquest.com/market/models/tanzer26.htm|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}
In his description of the design, Richard M. Sherwood wrote, "This is a combination boat, for racing or cruising. The cockpit is large, so she is also a day sailer, with capacity for six or more. With a fairly high ballast/displacement ratio, she can be expected to be stiff."
See also
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs