Tiki 26

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Wharram

Designed by:

James Wharram Designs

Description:

The trailerable Tiki 26 is a larger version of the Tiki 21. She was designed just large enough to be ocean-going. There are 4 berths in the hulls and two on deck under a framed tent. One hull has a cuddy for sheltering in bad weather.

In 1992 a Tiki 26 won its class in the Transatlantic Singlehanded Race.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

GRP covered plywood panels joined with the stitch-and-glue system

Sails and rigging:

Gaff 'wingsail' sloop

Deck layout and gear:

Cuddy for shelter over one hull

Keels, boards and rudders:

No daggerboards; a skeg protects the rudder when beached.

Accommodation:

4 berths in the hulls; two under a framed tent on the bridgedeck; wet locker

LOA (length overall):

7.92 m (26 ft)

LWL (length at waterline):

6.84 m (22 ft 5 in)

Beam:

4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)

Draft minimum:

0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)

Windward sail area:

26.5 m² (285 ft²)

Displacement, lightship (empty):

700 kg (0.69 tons)

Payload:

770 kg (0.76 tons)

Number of berths:

4-6

Cabin headroom:

1.36 m (4 ft 6 in)

Trailerable:

Yes: requires demounting

In production:

Plans available

Cost to home-build:

£8000 Sterling (approx: €10809 / $15871 US / $18044 AUS)*

Time to home-build from plans:

700 hrs

Used boats for sale:

117 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Polynesian Catamaran Association
• Wharram Discussion Forum

* Exchange rates last updated: Sunday 27th January 2008 19:27 GMT