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Review of Facil 26


Facil 26
Facil 26.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Facil 26 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Tommy Ståhl in the mid seventies. Several hundred boats have been produced. The Facil 26 is built by the Swedish yard Oaxen Marin AB.

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Interior
The headroom is near average

Rig
The boat has more than one rig.

One option is a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Another option is 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.

Keel

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.42 - 1.52 meter (4.66 - 4.96 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

Facil 26 is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD5 diesel engine at 7.0 hp (5 kW), which gives a max speed about 4.1 knots.


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 Facil 26 is 2.17, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.0 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Facil 26 is about 113 kg/cm, alternatively 634 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 113 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 634 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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Facil 26 is 17.4.

Low High 42% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 42% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Facil 26 is 2.84.

Slim Wide 73% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 73% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Facil 26 is 44%.

Low High 69% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 69% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just above average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Facil 26 is 251 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

Heavy Light 42% 0 50 100
42% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

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

The SA/D for Facil 26 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.9.

Low High 34% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 34% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 46% 0 50 100
The Facil 26 has more rig than 46% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly underrigged.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Facil 26 is 42

Slow Fast 42% 0 50 100
The relative speed performance is 42 which means that a it is faster than 42% of all similar sailboat designs.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 19m2 (204 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications genoa specifications spinnaker specifications

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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
Masthead rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 22.8 m(74.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard22.8 m(74.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard22.8 m(74.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet 7.8 m(25.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.8 m(25.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 19.5 m(64.1 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet17.2 m(56.4 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Cunningham2.4 m(7.9 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap4.8 m(15.7 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul4.8 m(15.7 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Fractional rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 25.7 m(84.2 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard25.7 m(84.2 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard25.7 m(84.2 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet 7.8 m(25.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.8 m(25.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 19.5 m(64.1 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet17.2 m(56.4 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Cunningham3.0 m(9.8 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap6.0 m(19.7 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.0 m(19.7 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)

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