The Classic 26 is an American sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and first built in 1991.
[1][2][3][4] The design was built by Classic Yachts in Chanute, Kansas, United States, starting in 1991.
[1][2][7][8][9][10] The Classic 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.
[1][2] The boat has a draft of 4.30 ft (1.31 m) with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.