- Length
- 8.13 m
- Beam
- 2.54 m
- Draft
- 1.35 m
- Sail area
- 29.36 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.13 m
- Waterline length
- 7.01 m
- Beam
- 2.54 m
- Draft
- 1.35 m
- Displacement
- 1,814 kg
- Ballast
- 771 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 29.36 m²
- Mainsail area
- 15.33 m²
- Foresail area
- 14.04 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 8.84 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.18 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.14 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.35 m
- Forestay length
- 9.39 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 23 L
- Fresh water tank
- 53 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1975
- Hulls built
- 170
- Designer
- George Hinterhoeller
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.12
- Displacement / length
- 146.77
- Ballast / displacement
- 42.5 %
- Comfort ratio
- 15.23
- Capsize screening
- 2.1
- Hull speed
- 6.43 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Niagara 261 generation
01
1975 — status pending