Review of Skaw 26

Basic specs.

The Skaw 26 is a sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Carl Erik Ohlson together with Einar Ohlson also from Sweden.

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Rig

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Skaw 26 is 1.75, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Skaw 26 is about 122 kg/cm, alternatively 685 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 122 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 685 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Skaw 26 is 3.40.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 92% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Skaw 26 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 15.5, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 18.1.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 42% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Skaw 26 is 12

The relative speed performance is 12 which means that a it is faster than 12% of all similar sailboat designs.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	21.3 m	(69.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	21.3 m	(69.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	21.3 m	(69.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	7.9 m	(25.9 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	7.9 m	(25.9 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	19.7 m	(64.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	17.3 m	(56.9 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	3.6 m	(11.9 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	7.2 m	(23.8 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	7.2 m	(23.8 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.