shaunb
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Anyone sail/ have sailed either of these? Any opinions? Cheers in advance, Shaun /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Victoria 26 or Vertue II
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Vara
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Sailed a Victoria 26,in fairly benign conditions(3gusting4)cross channel,seemed to be very solid,easy motion and quicker than it felt.Little bit cramped with 3 crew.But overall a very nice boat,and would have been with very few mods a good singlehander.It also got a lot of compliments from people who thought it looked good.
No exp of Vertue.
No exp of Vertue.
duncan
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Frances 26 (Victoria 26) is a real boat - many happy crossings Medway / Ostende until my 'friend' decided to go a bit further - and sailed off to Grand Cayman via biscay, Canaries etc for a year (2 people). By all accounts the boat behaved impeccably.
Pye_End
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The Vertue I believe is narrower and deeper and has less interior space. The Victoria 26 / Frances 26/ 800 is double ended and has therefore a bit less space at the stern.
The Victoria cutter is an excelent sailor, and will look after you in poor weather. The sloop has a higher mast, and I believe needs reefing a bit earlier, and less 'low down' drive. The bows of the Victorias are a bit fuller than the Vertue so suffer a bit in moderate seas - I imagine the Vertue to be a bit better in these conditions. On a reach the Victoria will keep up with things considerably bigger.
Having sailed the cutter version of the Frances I would think twice about going back to a sloop.
Other than that, both are top class, go anywhere boats.
The Victoria cutter is an excelent sailor, and will look after you in poor weather. The sloop has a higher mast, and I believe needs reefing a bit earlier, and less 'low down' drive. The bows of the Victorias are a bit fuller than the Vertue so suffer a bit in moderate seas - I imagine the Vertue to be a bit better in these conditions. On a reach the Victoria will keep up with things considerably bigger.
Having sailed the cutter version of the Frances I would think twice about going back to a sloop.
Other than that, both are top class, go anywhere boats.
allenp41
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Victoria yachts are solid capable boats with a surprising turn of speed. Victoria 26 and latest version, Victoria 800's are ideal for single handed use or a crew of 2/3, or two adults and two young children. 4 adults would be a squeze in the cockpit. Unlike many modern skimming dish designs the Victoria 26/800 need to be sailed well healed when going to windward as they have more than 50% balast ratio. I have owned a Victoria 800 for nearly 10 years and have nothing but praise for the design. May find owners association web site, www.victoriashadow.co.uk of interest.
Topcat47
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http://www.chuckpaine.com/pdf/26FRANCES26.pdf
I rate these little yachts. I prefer the room in the Nic 26, however I believe the Frances to be a better option for the single handed sailor.
The Virtue is another good little yacht. You'll not go wrong with any of them. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I rate these little yachts. I prefer the room in the Nic 26, however I believe the Frances to be a better option for the single handed sailor.
The Virtue is another good little yacht. You'll not go wrong with any of them. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
