Griffon 26 Fin keel

Sailboat specifications

The Griffon 26 is a 26’ (7.93m) cruising sailboat designed by Dubois Naval Architects (United Kingdom). She was built between 1979 and 1989 by Westerly (United Kingdom) with 454 hulls completed. The Fin keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity.

The Griffon 26 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Twin keel version (see all the versions compared).

Griffon 26's main features

Model: Griffon 26
Version: Fin keel
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Westerly
Sailboat designer: Dubois Naval Architects
Country: United Kingdom
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built: 454
First built hull: 1979
Last built hull: 1989
Appendages: Keel : fin without bulb
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Griffon 26's main dimensions

Hull length: 26’7.93 m
Waterline length: 21’ 7”6.59 m
Beam (width): 9’ 4”2.82 m
Draft: 4’ 10”1.45 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 5900 lb2676 kg
Ballast weight: 2723 lb1235 kg

Griffon 26's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 412 ft²38.24 m²
Downwind sail area: 793 ft²73.7 m²
Mainsail area: 147 ft²13.7 m²
Genoa area: 264 ft²24.54 m²
Solent area: 212 ft²19.66 m²
Jib area: 134 ft²12.45 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 646 ft²60 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: 0 °
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

Griffon 26's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 214 ft²/T19.84 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 412 ft²/T38.24 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 265
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 46 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.23 knots