ETAP 26i

The ETAP 26i is a Belgian sailboat that was designed by Mortain & Mavrikios as a cruiser and first built in 1994.

Production
The design was built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium between 1994 and 2006, but it is now out of production.

Design
The ETAP 26i is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a reverse transom with steps, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional dual tandem keels. It displaces 5071 lb and carries 1433 lb of iron ballast, with either keel.

The boat has a draft of 3.77 ft with the standard keel and 2.95 ft with the optional tandem keels.

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta 2010 10 hp diesel engine with a saildrive, for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 49 L.

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. 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. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located opposite the galley, on the starboard side, aft of the navigation station.

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker.

Operational history
The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.