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E26 percent fractional rig

Tom A.

Inactive Member
I'm applying for a PHRF rating on my 1985 E26. I have found all the relevant specs except for the fractional rig. Does anyone know what percent the fractional rig is?

Thanks.
 
Tom,
Your rating authority should have those figures. There are no E-26s racing in the Tampa Bay area PHRF, so I can't use those numbers to help you. Good luck in your racing. It will make you a better sailor.
Morgan Stinemetz
 

Loren Beach

O34 - Portland, OR
Senior Moderator
Blogs Author
Small Jibs and Big Mains

Empirical approach.... (?)
Use main halyard to hoist end of tape to masthead and measure to foot of mast. Repeat with jib halyard. Precision to the last mm is not vital, IMHO.

(I used to race and cruise a Niagara 26 for a decade, with a 3/4 (approx.) fractional rig. It routinely outsailed boats 4 foot longer.

Worthless trivia: we were really looking for a big fractional-rig boat when we found the deal on the Olson... Liked it so much for the rest of the design parameters that we bought it anyway...
and another decade has passed...
:)

Loren in Portland
("What I really wanted to be... was... a Lumberjack!")
 
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