The Santana 26 is a recreational keelboat built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1971 until 1974, with 83 boats completed over its four-year production run.
Design Designed by W. D. Schock Corp's in-house designer, Seymour Paul, it is built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a nearly-plumb transom, a spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional swing keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a drop-down dinette table that forms double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard admidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.
For sailing the design cane be equipped with a number of jibs or genoas.
The design has a hull speed of .
Variants Santana 26 This fixed keel model was introduced in 1971. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. Santana 26 SK This swing keel model was also introduced in 1971. It displaces , carries of ballast and has a mast that is about shorter than the fixed keel model. The boat has a draft of with the keel down and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, or ground transportation on a trailer. References
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