MacGregor 26

The MacGregor 26 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Roger MacGregor and first built in 1986, with production ending in 2013.

The boat was built by MacGregor Yacht Corporation in the United States.

The design was developed into the Tattoo 26, which remains in production by Tattoo Yachts.

Design
The MacGregor 26 is a small recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with models designed for sailing and motor-sailing. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a centerboard or daggerboard keel, depending on the model, with flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained for road transport.

Variants

 * MacGregor 26D
 * Daggerboard-equipped model introduced in 1986 and produced until 1989. The length overall is 25.83 ft, the waterline length is 23.50 ft, displaces 2850 lb and it carries 1200 lb of water ballast. It has a draft of 5.33 ft with the daggerboard down and 1.25 ft with the daggerboard up. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 222 with a high of 258 and low of 198. It has a hull speed of 6.5 kn. It was replaced in production by the centerboard-equipped MacGregor 26S in 1990.


 * MacGregor 26S
 * Centerboard-equipped model introduced in 1990 and produced until 1995. The length overall is 25.82 ft, the waterline length is 23.50 ft, displaces 2850 lb and it carries 1200 lb of water ballast. It has a draft of 6.33 ft with the centerboard down and 1.25 ft with the centerboard up. It has a hull speed of 6.5 kn. It was replaced in production by the dual-rudder MacGregor 26X in 1995.


 * MacGregor 26X
 * Centerboard-equipped, dual-rudder, motor-sailing model introduced in 1995 and produced until 2003, with 5000 produced. The length overall is 25.82 ft, the waterline length is 23.00 ft, displaces 2250 lb and it carries 1500 lb of water ballast. It has a draft of 5.50 ft with the centerboard down and 0.75 ft with the centerboard up. The boat has hull speed of 6.43 kn. It was replaced in production by the dual-rudder MacGregor 26M in 2003.


 * MacGregor 26M
 * Daggerboard-equipped, dual-rudder, rotating spar, motor-sailing model introduced in 2002 and produced until 2013. It is capable of 19 kn under power, with no water ballast. The length overall is 25.83 ft, the waterline length is 23.17 ft, displaces 2550 lb and it carries 300 lb of fixed ballast and 1150 lb of water ballast. It has a draft of 5.75 ft with the daggerboard down and 1.00 ft with the daggerboard up. The fuel tank holds 24 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 5 u.s.gal. The boat has a hull speed of 6.45 kn.