- Length
- 7.92 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.13 m
- Sail area
- 28.89 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.92 m
- Waterline length
- 5.64 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.13 m
- Displacement
- 2,449 kg
- Ballast
- 1,134 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 28.89 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.92 m²
- Foresail area
- 13.9 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.6 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.9 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.23 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.63 m
- Forestay length
- 10.03 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1964
- Production ended
- 1967
- Hulls built
- 310
- Designer
- Carl Alberg
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.21
- Displacement / length
- 380.74
- Ballast / displacement
- 46.3 %
- Comfort ratio
- 25.2
- Capsize screening
- 1.83
- Hull speed
- 5.76 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Commander 261 generation
01
1964–1967