Westerly Centaur 26 is a 25′ 11″ / 7.9 m monohull sailboat designed by Jack Laurent Giles and built by Westerly Marine between 1969 and 1980.
- Designer
- Jack Laurent Giles
- Builder
- Westerly Marine
- Association
- Westerly Owners Association
- # Built
- 2444
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Twin
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG/balsa cored foredeck
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 11″ / 7.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 21′ 3″ / 6.5 m
- Beam
- 8′ 5″ / 2.6 m
- Draft
- 2′ 11″ / 0.9 m
- Displacement
- 6,700 lb / 3,039 kg
- Ballast
- 2,800 lb / 1,270 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 324′² / 30.1 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 324′² / 30.1 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 167′² / 15.5 m²
- P
- 29′ 0″ / 8.8 m
- E
- 11′ 6″ / 3.5 m
- Mast Height
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 157′² / 14.6 m²
- I
- 31′ 0″ / 9.5 m
- J
- 10′ 2″ / 3.1 m
- Forestay Length
- 32′ 7″ / 9.9 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Volvo
- Model
- MD7A
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 12 gal / 45 l
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 17 gal / 64 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
- 6.19 knots
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
14.59
under powered
- Ballast/Displacement
-
41.79
stiffer, more powerful
- Displacement/Length
-
308.22
heavy
- Comfort Ratio
-
26.49
coastal cruiser
- Capsize Screening
-
1.79
better suited for ocean passages
Notes
The CENTAUR was Westerly’s most successful model and, in anything close to this size range, the most popular British production sailboat ever. It’s thought that all are bilge/twin keelers and a few were delivered with a ketch rig.
A center cockpit/aft cabin version, the CHIEFTAIN, was introduced in 1972.
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