| Niagara 26 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Niagara 26 sailboat Rainbow 1499.jpg |
| Designer: | George Hinterhoeller |
| Location: | Canada |
| Year: | 1975 |
| No Built: | 170 |
| Builder: | Hinterhoeller Yachts, Goman Boat Limited, Halman Manufacturing Company |
| Role: | Racer-Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.42feet |
| Displacement: | 40000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fibreglass |
| Loa: | 26.67feet |
| Lwl: | 23feet |
| Beam: | 8.33feet |
| Engine: | Inboard motor/outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 17000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 29feet |
| J: | 10.42feet |
| P: | 30feet |
| E: | 11feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 165square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 151.09square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 316.09square feet |
| Phrf: | 183-211 |
The Niagara 26 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by George Hinterhoeller as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The type was initially built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada as one of the first designs put into production after George Hinterhoeller had left C&C Yachts to re-establish his own company.[1] [2] [5] [6] [7]
After the first 69 boats had been built by Hinterhoeller, licensed production moved to two other Canadian companies, Goman Boat Limited and the Halman Manufacturing Company.[1] [2] [5] [8] [9] [10] [11]
A total of 170 boats had been built all three manufacturers, by the time production ended.[1] [2] [5]
The Niagara 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 40000NaN0 and carries 17000NaN0 of ballast. The boat can also be equipped with a spinnaker for downwind sailing.[1] [2] [5] [12]
The boat has a draft of 4.42feet with the standard keel fitted.[1] [2] [5]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a single straight settee berth on the port side and a drop down table in the main cabin that converts to a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side aft. The galley is split on both sides, with a two-burner stove to port and an ice box and a sink to starboard. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1] [2] [5]
The boat can be fitted with an inboard engine or an outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [5]
The design has a hull speed of 6.43kn and a PHRF handicap of 186 to 195 for the inboard engine-equipped version and 183 to 211 for the outboard motor version.[1] [2] [13]
In a review, Sailboat Lab reported, "the Niagara 26 is a light sailboat which is a high performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat. The fuel capacity is originally very small. There is a very short water supply range."
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