Dromor 26
DROMOR YACHTS · Dick Carter · 1980
Updated
The Dromor 26 is a 7.89 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Dick Carter and built by DROMOR YACHTS, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.
Length
7.89 m
25′ 11″
Beam
2.98 m
Draft
1.61 m
Displacement
3.4 t
Sail area
38 m²
On the podium
Where a Dromor 26 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
27%
of 165 starts by 8 boats
Wins
13%
Read from 165 starts by 8 boats between 2017 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dromor 26 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Πορος 2026"2026- "Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026
- Aegean Regatta2026
- 6η Regatta Σαρωνικού2026
- Αγώνας Ανοικτής Θαλάσσης ΄262026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
17%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
27%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Dromor 26 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Dromor 26 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.11
41°
Beam reach
6.63
90°
Broad reach
7.16
135°
Downwind VMG
6.44
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is to windward in a strong breeze, where it outruns what it looks like on paper. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short cracked off when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Dromor 26
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.59 | 3.54 | 4.01 | 4.11 |
| 52° | 3.98 | 5.26 | 5.78 | 5.92 |
| 60° | 4.20 | 5.46 | 5.93 | 6.11 |
| 75° | 4.33 | 5.62 | 6.09 | 6.40 |
| 90° | 4.36 | 5.80 | 6.21 | 6.63 |
| 110° | 4.44 | 5.90 | 6.46 | 7.01 |
| 120° | 4.29 | 5.84 | 6.45 | 7.21 |
| 135° | 3.87 | 5.57 | 6.30 | 7.16 |
| 150° | 3.37 | 5.10 | 6.06 | 6.88 |
| Run VMG | 2.92 | 4.45 | 5.58 | 6.44 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 350 kg.
Rigging
Dromor 26 rig and sail dimensions
A Dromor 26 carries 8.55 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.19 m boom, a forestay 10.07 m above the deck and a 3.55 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 42 to 55 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.