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Reinell 26 is a 25 ′ 7 ″ / 7.8 m monohull sailboat designed by Arthur S. Henry and built by Reinell Boat Works starting in 1975.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
As best as can be determined, all AMI and Reinell models have the recessed cabin floor/’walk thru’ keel. (for which, designer Arthur Henry received a patent.) Probably the same hull as AMERICAN 26/27/8.0.
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Review of Reinell 26
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The Reinell 26 is 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.
The Reinell 26 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.76 - 0.86 meter (2.49 - 2.79 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Reinell 26 is 2.05, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.5 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Reinell 26 is about 117 kg/cm, alternatively 655 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 117 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 655 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.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
What is a Ballast Ratio?
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 17m 2 (182 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Are your sails worn out? You might find your next sail here: Sails for Sale
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.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 21.1 m | (69.2 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 21.1 m | (69.2 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 21.1 m | (69.2 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 7.8 m | (25.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 7.8 m | (25.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 19.6 m | (64.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 17.2 m | (56.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 3.0 m | (10.0 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 6.1 m | (20.0 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 6.1 m | (20.0 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
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Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages (vs coastal cruising) if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less.
Reinell 26 is a 25′ 7″ / 7.8 m monohull sailboat designed by Arthur S. Henry and built by Reinell Boat Works starting in 1975.
All I know is that it's LWL is 25.6' / LOA is 23.5 / Beam is 8ft / Displacement is 3800lbs / Ballast at 1350lbs. It also has a 1995 Yamaha 9.9 High Thrust Outboard. I would like to know if this sailboat is good enough to travel around Vancouver Island this summer. I am sailing from Vancouver.
The Reinell 26 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Arthur S. Henry in the mid seventies. The Reinell 26 is built by the American yard Reinell Boats Inc..
The Reinell 26 is a 25.67ft masthead sloop designed by Arthur S. Henry and built in fiberglass by Reinell Boat Works since 1975. The Reinell 26 is a light sailboat which is a high performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat.
Re: Reinell 26' - My first sailboat I can get you the dimensions for the original 26' mainsail for you. Also, I had a new mainsail for my Reinell 22' made by "super sail makers" in Fort Lauderdale .
Just got a 1974 26' Reinell Sailboat, my first sailboat ever. Will attempt a full restoration having never owned a sailboat . Wish me luck!
This weekend I spent some quality time with my BFF Jordan and the ugly step-child, my 1976 Reinell 26′ Cabin Cruiser. This is a boat that I inherited from my uncle. He purchased it as a project to do during retirement, unfortunately he died a few months afterwards.
LEADBELLY has been mine since 2001. She's cruised Fla. Coast from St.Augustine to Tampa Bay,and all of the Keys. She's a simple boat in fairly good shape.
Reinell Boat Works. First founded as Adams & Reinell, Inc., in Marysville, Washington, USA. The company specialized in lapstrake and carvel-planked boats in the 10- to 18-foot range, but they advertised their ability to design and build pleasure cruisers or yachts up to 110 feet.