Telstar 26 (Telstar 8m)
Description
The Telstar 26 (also called Telstar 8m in its later, roomier Mk2 variant with a fatter main hull) is a pioneering folding trailerable trimaran designed and built by British multihull innovator Tony Smith in the early 1970s. Production ran from around 1970 to 1981 at his Sandwich Yacht Construction yard in Kent, England, with roughly 200–300 boats completed (mostly Mk1; a smaller number of Mk2/8m versions and ~10 late US-built examples before a factory fire destroyed the molds in 1981). Tony Smith later moved to the US and created the updated Telstar 28 under Performance Cruising.
Construction Details
| Designer | Tony Smith |
|---|---|
| Builder | Sandwich Yacht Construction |
| Length | 26.250 ft |
| LOA | 26.250 ft |
| LWL | 24.600 ft |
| Beam | 16.000 ft |
| Displacement | 2800 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.750 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1970 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 34.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 11 ft |
| p | 32 ft |
| e | 11.25 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.50 ft | 11 ft | 32 ft | 11.25 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Telstar 26 (Telstar 8m) - GENOA
| Luff | * 34.4 ft - (10485 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.76 ft - (5413 mm) |
| Leech | * 32.35 ft - (9860 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.04 ° |
| Area | * 283.78 ft² |
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