TAYLOR 26
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 25.5 ft |
| LWL | 21 ft |
| Beam | 7.5 ft |
| Draft | 4 ft |
| Displacement | 5,400 lb |
| Ballast | 2,299.9 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.1 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 31.5 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 10.3 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 28 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 10 ft |
| FLforestay | 10.3 ft |
| Mainsail | 313.4 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 162.2 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 275.8 sq ft |
About the TAYLOR 26
Similar to CONTESSA 26. In 1984 the CONTESSA 26 became the J.J. TAYLOR 26. The molds from Jeremy Rogers were destroyed in a fire. Another company that had purchased the rights to build the boat in the U.K., also claimed the rights in North America. In order to avoid a potentially costly dispute, the name was changed. Tania Aebi sailed a TAYLOR 26 when she became the youngest woman to single handedly circumnavigate the globe. In all, about 400 of the Canadian versions were built with the last in 1990.
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Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the TAYLOR 26 yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 25.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the TAYLOR 26yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a TAYLOR 26? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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