- Length
- 7.92 m
- Beam
- 3.2 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 39.02 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.92 m
- Waterline length
- 7.43 m
- Beam
- 3.2 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 3,856 kg
- Ballast
- 1,247 kg
Sails & rig5
- Rig type
- Cat rig, unstayed mast
- Sail area
- 39.02 m²
- Mainsail area
- 39.04 m²
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 12.5 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 6.25 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 13 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Westerbeke
- Engine model
- 13
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, balsa-cored sandwich
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 91 L
- Fresh water tank
- 227 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1981
- Production ended
- 1988
- Designer
- Mark Ellis Design
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.19
- Displacement / length
- 261.86
- Ballast / displacement
- 32.4 %
- Comfort ratio
- 23.05
- Capsize screening
- 2.06
- Hull speed
- 6.62 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Nonsuch 261 generation
01
1981–1988