- Length
- 7.8 m
- Beam
- 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1.32 m
- Sail area
- 28.8 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 7.8 m
- Waterline length
- 6.55 m
- Beam
- 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1.32 m
- Displacement
- 2,676 kg
- Ballast
- 1,134 kg
- Mast height above water
- 10.82 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 28.8 m²
- Mainsail area
- 13.44 m²
- Foresail area
- 15.36 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.6 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.2 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.02 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.35 m
- Forestay length
- 10.12 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Tanks1
- Fresh water tank
- 49 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1969
- Production ended
- 1977
- Hulls built
- 950
- Designer
- William H. Tripp Jr.
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.24
- Displacement / length
- 265.03
- Ballast / displacement
- 42.4 %
- Comfort ratio
- 23.19
- Capsize screening
- 1.88
- Hull speed
- 6.21 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 26 MK 21 generation
01
1969–1977