a Tanzer 26 website

Welcome to a
website about the

The Tanzer 26 - sail plan & interior (line drawing).

The Tanzer 26 Dimensions:
L.O.A.:    26'4" (8.03 m)
L.W.L.:    22'6" (6.86 m)
Beam:    8'8" (2.64 m)
Draft:    3'10" (1.17 m)
Vertical clearance:    33' (10.06 m)
Headroom:    5'11" (1.80 m)
Displacement: 4,350 lbs. (1975 kg.)
Ballast:    1,950 lbs. (885 kg.)

Designer & Date: Johann Tanzer, 1974

Sail Areas:
Main:    143 sq. ft. (13.28 sq. m.)
Working Jib:    117 sq. ft. (10.87 sq. m.)
Self-tacking jib:    127 sq. ft. (11.89 sq. m.)
No 1 Genoa (165%): 265 sq. ft. (24.62 sq. m.)
No 2 Genoa (125%): 195 sq. ft. (18.12 sq. m.)
Storm Jib:    70 sq. ft. (6.50 sq. m.)
Spinnaker:    500 sq. ft. (46.45 sq. m.)

I = 30.15 ft. (9.19 m)     P = 25.25 ft. (7.7 m)
J = 10.58 ft. (3.22 m)    E = 10.25 ft. (3.12 m)

From an old sales brochure
for the Tanzer 26:

This boat offers qualities that will appeal to the cruising family as well as the
racing skipper. She provides both speed and responsiveness that is quite unusual for a production boat. But she is not just a fast sailboat that wins races. Her expansive and comfortable interior as well as forgiving nature make her a safe and easily handled cruising boat for the family. Quite rugged too; Tanzer 26 no. 226 sailed the North Atlantic from New York to Lorient France in 29 days.

** New**

Tanzer 22 and 26 Northumberland Strait Championships

The Northumberland Strait Tanzer 22 and Tanzer 26 Championships will be held July 31 - Aug. 2nd in conjunction with the 3rd running of the "Trap Stright Memorial Weekend" in Pictou NS.

Trap was past president of Stright-MacKay Ltd., one of the countries largest Tanzer dealers in the 70's and 80's. He was also a Past Commodore of the Pictou Yacht Club and Past President of the Northumberland Strait Yachting Associaion. Trap was an avid racer taking many trophies with both his Tanzer 22 "Scoot" and 26 "Dauntless" before moving to a larger boat.

Click here for details

Information about Tanzers and the T26:

Tanzer 26s: the Boats, Owners, and Sailors. A list of over Two Hundred and Eighty Tanzer 26 owners and sailors in Canada and the U.S. Boats listed by sail number in ascending order (along with owners of a few other Tanzer models).
Tanzer E-Mail Group "An open forum for discussion of many Tanzer related topics, including (but not limited to) hardware, repairs, modifications, hints and suggestions, cruising, racing and general observations on the enjoyment of our boats."
The Demise of Tanzer Industries. An article about the final days of Tanzer Industries.
Some info on the production history of the T26. The differences between the "older"
and "newer" Tanzer 26 models.
Ordering Parts for the Tanzer 26. The First Tanzer 26's built are now almost 25 years old. Time to replace some parts?
Information about joining the Tanzer 22 Association. This class association welcomes owners of other Tanzer models as associate members.
Tanzer 26 Photos. Photo of various Tanzer 26 sailboats in Canada and the U.S.

Upgrading your Tanzer 26

A exterior renovation to #530 by Brandon MacKenzie NEW
Brandon's website documenting this extensive and impressive renovation
An anchor platform for "Somewhere" by Mark Richardson
How to build the new T26 Rudder (strip plank approach) by Joe Pitoniak.
(1) Project: Updating the longer windows on Tanzer 26's

(2) Project: Updating the smaller Tanzer (on older T26's, T7.5's and T22's)
How-to articles about installing new windows on your Tanzer
(and updating its appearance too).
Projet: Plans pour construire un hale-bas. (en français et en anglais.)

Project: Plans for building a boom vang. (In French and English.)
Rénovation d'un T26 par Martial Harvey (en français et en anglais.)
T26 Renovations by Martial Harvey (In French and English.)
Mounting a stern rail on a Tanzer 26 by Howard Drescher.
Adding a Bimini on a Tanzer 26 from Al Evalds.
Tanzer 26 Rudder Page - Lost in the Woods Boatworks

Links of Interest to T26 owners:

Tanzer 22 Class Association
The Class Association web page for the very popular Tanzer 22.
Tanzer 16 Web Page
The web site for one of the smaller Tanzer sailboats.
Tanzer 7.5 Web site (Dream Weaver)
A very informative site about the T7.5 (A very close relative of the T26.)
Tanzer 7.5 Web site (Eau-Zone)
Has the 24 page technical manual for the Tanzer 7.5!.

Some Sailing related web sites by Tanzer owners:
John, Sharon and Buddy's sailing page
Doug's "TANZER" Link

About this website:

This web page was put together in an effort to keep track of the growing number of online resources available to Tanzer 26 owners and sailors. Comments, photos, stories, tips, or other material should be sent to Mark Richardson at tanzer-26@cogeco.ca

Disclaimer: Note that this website is an individual initiative, and it is not affiliated with any business, organization, or association involved with the T26. It should also be noted that while the information provided at this site and all its subsidiary pages is believed to be correct and up to date (as of May, 2000), this site and all its subsidiary pages are not explicitly or implicitly warranted or represented to be free of errors, omissions, or inaccuracies, nor is the information at this site and all its subsidiary pages explicitly or implicitly warranted or represented to be suitable or fit for a particular purpose, or for use in relation to any kind of boating or sailing activity. In other words, like most everything else on the web, use the information provided at this site entirely at your own risk.

© Mark Richardson, 2000,2001. All material on this website is copyright by Mark Richardson, 2000,2001, except where otherwise indicated. Individuals are welcomed to download and reproduce material from this site for their personal (non-commercial) use. (Photos on this page provided by John MacDonald / © John MacDonald, 1997.)

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