- Length
- 7.92 m
- Beam
- 2.57 m
- Draft
- 0.91 m
- Sail area
- 30.19 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.92 m
- Waterline length
- 6.5 m
- Beam
- 2.57 m
- Draft
- 0.91 m
- Displacement
- 3,039 kg
- Ballast
- 1,270 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 30.19 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.96 m²
- Foresail area
- 15.25 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.91 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.08 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.53 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.51 m
- Forestay length
- 10.37 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 11 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Petter
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Twin keels
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 34 L
- Fresh water tank
- 95 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1972
- Production ended
- 1976
- Hulls built
- 79
- Builder
- Westerly Marine Ltd.
- Designer
- Laurent Giles
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.68
- Displacement / length
- 308.22
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.8 %
- Comfort ratio
- 26.66
- Capsize screening
- 1.79
- Hull speed
- 6.19 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 114.6 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Chieftain 261 generation
01
1972–1976