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SPLASH — TUR 2626

Model: Donovan GP 26

WRace BoatsJim Donovan

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SPLASH (TUR 2626) is a Donovan GP 26 designed by Jim Donovan and built by WRace Boats. She has been racing since 2021. Against a typical Donovan GP 26 she is quicker upwind in light air, on a beam reach and downwind.

SPLASH TUR 2626 - Jim Donovan - WRace Boats

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

6

Race starts

0

Wins

33%

Podiums

93

Race Edge

533.2s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn43
10–16 kn99
Over 16 kn93

Not verified. On planing hulls this score has no match in the race results we hold. Read it as what the measurements say, not as a ranking.

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Length

7.92 m

26′ 0″

Beam

2.54 m

Draft

1.88 m

Displacement

1.1 t

Sail area

40 m²

On the podium

Where SPLASH finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

1

Seconds

1

Thirds

6

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with SPLASH on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • TürkiyeSportboat European Championship2021632565

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats SPLASH meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (22)

Met too few times for a figure.

CHEESE SAILING (J/70, 6 meetings), NIMBUS - HSSK (J/70, 6 meetings), ONEDESIGN (Farr 25, 6 meetings), DENIZCIK (J/70, 6 meetings), ORIENT XS (Farr 25, 6 meetings), SUGAR (Corsa 915, 6 meetings), RONIN (Melges 24, 6 meetings), BLUE JR (Melges 24, 6 meetings), ADIOS (Farr 25, 6 meetings), SENSEI (J/70, 6 meetings), ATOM (J/70, 6 meetings), PYK 2 (Platu 25, 6 meetings), CODE ZERO (Farr 280, 6 meetings), HARMONIX (Sb 20, 6 meetings), EBRULİ (Platu 25, 6 meetings), DUCKLING SAILING (Sb 20, 6 meetings), HEYBELIADA SU SPORLARI (Sb 20, 6 meetings), CSC (Cheese 6.5, 6 meetings), DENIZ KIZI 15 (J/80, 6 meetings), GUARANA - GLOBIT (First Class 7.5, 6 meetings), VARDAVELA (Skippi 650, 6 meetings), MINT MILK (Peterson 25, 6 meetings)

How SPLASH compares with a typical Donovan GP 26

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Donovan GP 26s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Donovan GP 26; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.03 kn
Beam reach+0.07 kn
Broad reach+0.32 kn
Downwind+0.12 kn

Full width is 1.0 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Donovan GP 26 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

SPLASH in blue, a typical Donovan GP 26 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

SPLASH in blue, a typical Donovan GP 26 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Donovan GP 26s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Donovan GP 26

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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