Engineering:Accent 26

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Accent 26
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Development
DesignerPeter Norlin
LocationSweden
Year1975
No. built760
Builder(s)Albin Marine
Shipman Sweden AB
RoleCruiser-Racer
Boat
Boat weight5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Draft5.05 ft (1.54 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfibreglass
LOA26.41 ft (8.05 m)
LWL20.51 ft (6.25 m)
Beam9.09 ft (2.77 m)
Engine typeYanmar 8 hp (6 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,962 lb (890 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)32.81 ft (10.00 m)
J (foretriangle base)9.84 ft (3.00 m)
P (mainsail luff)28.87 ft (8.80 m)
E (mainsail foot)8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Sails
Sailplanmasthead sloop
Mainsail area129 sq ft (12.0 m2)
Jib/genoa area161.43 sq ft (14.997 m2)
Gennaker area179 sq ft (16.6 m2)

The Accent 26, also called the Albin Accent and the Shipman Accent, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class cruiser-racer and first built in 1975.[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by both Albin Marine and Shipman Sweden AB in Sweden, from 1975 to 1980, with a total of 760 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7][8]

Design

The Accent 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a deck-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,512 lb (2,500 kg) and carries 1,962 lb (890 kg) of iron ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 5.05 ft (1.54 m) with the standard keel. It is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 8 hp (6 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and two aft quarter berths. There is a drop-leaf table in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.07 kn (11.24 km/h).[2]

Operational history

The prototype won the 1974 World Quarter Ton class Championships.[1]

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