The Balboa 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as cruiser and first built in 1969.
[1] The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin on the starboard side and drop-down dinette table that converts to a double berth on the port side.
The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove to starboard and an ice box and sink to port.
[1] In a 2008 review in Cruising World Matt Djos wrote, "Under sail, the Balboa 26 is quite stiff.
As with most boats of this type, the swing keel has a tendency to rumble at hull speed, which is a little more than 6 knots.