Endeavor 26

The Endeavor 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bill Lapworth as a racer and day sailer and first built in 1963.^[1][2][3][4]

Endeavor 26

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Development
Designer	Bill Lapworth
Location	United States
Year	1963
No. built	56
Builder(s)	W. D. Schock Corp
Role	Racer-day sailer
Name	Endeavor 26
Boat
Displacement	3,200 lb (1,451 kg)
Draft	4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	25.75 ft (7.85 m)
LWL	18.00 ft (5.49 m)
Beam	7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	1,600 lb (726 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	25.83 ft (7.87 m)
J foretriangle base	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
P mainsail luff	28.00 ft (8.53 m)
E mainsail foot	11.13 ft (3.39 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	155.82 sq ft (14.476 m2)
Jib/genoa area	116.24 sq ft (10.799 m2)
Spinnaker area	340 sq ft (32 m2)
Total sail area	272.06 sq ft (25.275 m2)

Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1963 until 1967 with a total of 56 boats completed. It is now out of production.^{[1][2][5][6][7]}

Design

The Endeavor 26 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem, a raised counter, angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) and carries 1,600 lb (726 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel.^[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The head is located centered in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth.^[1][2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 340 sq ft (32 m²).^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.69 kn (10.54 km/h).^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types