The Yankee 26 is an American trailerable sailboat designed by Sparkman & Stephens as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer-cruiser and first built in 1974.
[1][2][3] The design was initially built by Yankee Yachts in Inglewood, California, United States, starting in 1974, they left the sailboat business in 1975.
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised counter, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.
[5] In a 2010 review, Steve Henkel wrote, "the beamy S&S design is solid and commodious, with Space Index and headroom well above her comp[etitor]s. At the same time, PHRF at 234 is equal to or less than her comp[etitor]s, indicating a good turn of speed for this type of boat.
Worst features: Some owners report problems with severe gelcoat crazing, requiring extensive (and expensive) repair work to correct.