Zap 26
Description
The Zap 26 is a rare, lightweight American fiberglass performance sailboat from the late 1970s, designed by Bruce King (a noted naval architect known for fast, elegant designs like the Ericson and some custom racers). It was built in very limited numbers (around 20 hulls) by Zap Marine (or associated with Winsett Yachts in Las Vegas for some examples). It represents a late-International Offshore Rule (IOR) / early-performance cruiser-racer with a swept fractional rig, emphasizing speed and responsiveness in a trailerable package.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bruce King |
|---|---|
| Builder | Zap Marine |
| Length | 26.000 ft |
| LOA | 26.000 ft |
| LWL | 22.600 ft |
| Beam | 9.330 ft |
| Displacement | 3200 lb |
| Ballast | 1485 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.830 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 30 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 10 ft |
| p | 34 ft |
| e | 11 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 ft | 10 ft | 34 ft | 11 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Zap 26 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 34 ft - (10363 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11 ft - (3353 mm) |
| Leech | * 35.13 ft - (10708 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 35.37 ft - (10781 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in - (133 mm) |
| Area | * 193.34 ft² |
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Zap 26 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 25.3 ft - (7711 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13.34 ft - (4066 mm) |
| Leech | * 21.82 ft - (6651 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | * 145.5 ft² |
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Zap 26 - GENOA
| Luff | * 30.04 ft - (9156 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16.23 ft - (4947 mm) |
| Leech | * 28.17 ft - (8586 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.01 ° |
| Area | * 225.31 ft² |
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Zap 26 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 30.04 ft - (9156 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Foot | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 460 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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