$19,500USD SIMPLE RIG!! Nonsuch 26 sailboat for sale  

Look at this awesome Nonsuch 26 Ultra I found on YachtWorld! www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1986-nonsuch-26-ultra-8281645/

That's the first boat at 26' that I think I'd actually enjoy taking island hoping for a season or two. It's really a small boat that thinks it's a 32' plus Yacht. I bet it would be a blast to single hand and though probably capable of making a crossing I don't think I'd want to do that with her. For something to bomb down to the Bahamas and just piddle around I think she'd be as close to perfect as you can get from a boat of that size. Thanks Capt and Randay for showing her to us because now I have another cheaper option to consider. I think she'd make a great first boat that could help someone to decide if the sailing lifestyle is for them or not without breaking the bank. The added bonus is docking and maintenance fees would be about as low as you can go and still have a decent level of comfort as a live-aboard for a few seasons...

perfect boat for me as a single grandpa to hug the coast and take a couple grandkids at a time for the weekend. I luv this little boat

I've seen a couple of people (single sailors) who coastal cruise liveaboards. What a great boat for a liveaboard boat. Simple, easy to maintain rigging and super easy for one person to handle. It's no wonder they don't come up for sale very often.

I've always been partial to the Nonsuch boats. I like the 30 Ultra.

Nonsuchs are great sailboats, simple strong masts, easy to sail, lots of room below. Just a great cruising boat.

I sailed a 1987 Nonsuch 26U on San Francisco Bay for 20 years. She is surprisingly fast and is extremely competitive in snotty weather with the first or second reef. She'll be dry and doing over 7 knots while other boats are fighting the wheel with their rails in the water! The 26 is also great in light air while the 30 ft version is better is heavy winds. So much fun!

I always have loved Nonsuch boats. Great design

When I imagine a boat relative to easy, size, and price, this one stands out. Thanks again for sharing with all of us.

That's a roomy little boat for 26 feet! I'm pretty sure that I've never seen on of those before. Thanks for the tour. By the way, I never noticed the Randay camouflaged your lav mic transmitter before! I'll give him full marks for creativity.

This gives me hope that there are boats out there that have a simple rig for those that are intimidated about complex lines and rigs. Thanx again for all you and Randy do. This is a perfect boat to Cruse the Caribbean short handed beginner.

Sweet layout. That stowaway cutting board behind the stove really makes it a one of a kind gem 😉. Aloha 🤙

So glad you reviewed a Nonsuch! Always thought it would be neat to have a simple, “Sunfish” style cruiser

Source of Nonsuch name is not the castle referred to but the ketch that was the first trading boat of what became the Hudson Bay Company. Nice overview. I have one of the last 26's built and they are great boats, especially for coastal cruising, and incredibly easy for single-handing.

Thank you, Cap'n, for the Nonsuch! Such an excellent little boat for single handing or a couple. You should see the Nonsuch 36. It has an almost unbelievable volume inside, and most came equipped with an electric winch and a generator onboard!

TEE-riffic! Love this episode! I saw the 30' Nonsuch in Essex CT about 6 years ago when shopping for a boat. Q- your introductory remarks, "this is for a older person" are spot on. The woman selling the boat we saw said her daughter was concerned about her sailing another season alone since she just turned 80!

Cute thing and nice to see from my old neck of the woods. .. Cheers to you ..

I'm not huge on their weird rigging, but that is a great layout. I wish more would do the long galley across the seating.

These are very common on Lake Ontario (there's a 30' 2 slips down from me) and much prized for their ease of sailing and roominess - as one owner put it, great socializing boats. Not great to windward, but then nobody's racing in a Nonesuch. However, they are having a very good time.

Thank you, Captain Q, for another great find!

LOL, you two are such a pleasure to watch and learn from.....thank you,

Big nonsuch fan, happy you covered it. There are a bunch in the lower CT river. I’m keeping tabs on their 36

Great boat for 26’. I have seen the two mats Cat boat blue water sailing and did very good. Very spacious. Well maintained for a 36 years old boat. Life is simple.

I always look forward to Thursday and your new episode. I have a Hughes 38 and noticed how similar 1980’s Canadian boats were built. Keep up the great work/fun.

Thank you guys for this beautiful sailing video.

Love the nonsuch! thanks for the video capt...

Thank you CQ and RD, an other very beautiful small 26 feet 👍. You are very lucky to show us so beautiful boats. In fact we are very lucky !!

Great little boat!

What a fun little boat. Thank you.

Thank you Randay, fenders, yes.

Thanks for another great find, nice and simple, easy to sail and perfect price 👍⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️🥰

Lovely little boat.

Very cool boat!

You found another gem Captain!

Wow! I really liked this one. Looks like a perfect solo sailer. Thanks for all the info.

I never sailed on a cat-boat, but I have read about them for many years. Now I have seen and understand the reason for their being and the utility and value that they bring us. Thanks for making this yet another educational view of a treasured find. You're a great teacher.

Speaking first hand, the Nonsuch 26 is a great boat! As we cooled our racing shoes I managed to persuade my father to consider a Nonsuch; I don’t think he was entirely happy about it, but he succumbed, and I loved it! I could leave the dock and pick her up at her mooring and have an honest 30 minute sail, meaning thirty minutes start to finish. With a stack pack on the sail it was so simple and so easy to just take off alone in any kind of wind. I dreamed of the great loop and the Bahamas, but it was not to be. Covid shut the borders and my access to the boat, and a friend wanted to buy her, so we let her go. And I miss her terribly! She helped me scratch my itch in the best of ways. To heck with vanity and tradition if it gets you on the water comfortably! Hoist that sail with a reef or two and she is a blast to sail solo in a solid breeze. BTW, that was the “ultra” layout. The “classic” is bit more traditional if you are interested. The missing heater was actually a propane fired hot water heater. If I could recommend anything it would be a riding sail as the 26 is prone to walking on her mooring/anchor.

Thank you Cap'n Q and Ran-Day for showing us this catboat. I have seen a number of different catboat designs and they always seem so much bigger than their length would suggest. The extra beam and moving the mast forward opens it up. I'll bet this boat finds a new owner very soon. The Com-Pac Horizon Cat (Halsey Herreshoff), the Marshalls and Arey's Pond boats are sweet little boats.

Marvelous! I’m more and more tempted with each boat.. this one really hit the marks. I love the simplicity of it. Hoist the main, pop the freixenet, and you’re on your way. Thanks for these gentlemen!!!

I like it! A nice simple boat for a simple guy. Maybe I should buy it so when the wife is getting on my nerves I've got some place to go. Keep the good stuff coming Captain and RanDay.

Great video wrap up of this boat! I’m considering getting into solo coastal cruising and find the design of the Nonesuch to be especially appealing.

Fantastic find, seems like a great deal.

It must be great in order to score 28! I love ❤ the simplicity and clever design. What fun for a couple 💑. Even the mighty Sea-Dog has a home aboard this gem.

Have seen the two main masted boat sail and even when they look funny it does the job. Very simple.

a great unique SV design look back episode!...also ~24:50 noticed that ubiquitous provision, even back then - curious I purchased some (yum?) and now all I want to do is go sailing!! thanks CQ and RanDay!

just wonderful. I had a friend in the 70s that's singeled that boat all over the bahamas.

Another nice Ontario built yacht. That unstayed spun aluminium mast is very strong. The rigging is so simple, easy to reef and drop the sail and overall solid and reliable. As a 2 decade Shark sailor all to often wet, this is a welcome home away from home that also travels very comfortably. Oh and headroom far exceeding a normal boat under 30’. A worthy buy for someone who wants relaxed sailing and cruising in all weather. Mark Ellis is a great designer. Now for the Nonsuch 36….😎

Well, I'm surprised to hear myself say this, but what an absolute little gem of a yacht! It's ideal for an old couple like my wife and myself for pottering around the coastline of the UK! What a shame it's over the other side of such a large pond! It's about time Captain Q & Randy took a trip over to Europe and dug out some more gems for us!

Excellent, honest review. These guys are great.

Love these boats👍I grew up sailing and first boat my father had was a 1935 22foot Catboat😁wooden and this one had a jib put on or built that way I'm not sure. Had a centerboard and an atomic 4👍It was built for my grandfather. We went to the islands on it. Thank you guys as always 👍I watch Wave Rover in the A.M. and you guys in the afternoon! I would buy this boat given the funds😁 Thanks again and stay safe and healthy✌️🙏I found the boat online as she won , her new owner , a restoration award in Boston! Her name was and still is Teaser!

Awesome 👌 interesting boat! Love if!!

Excellent production and great information. Thanks for the great video.

That’s the biggest little boat I’ve ever seen, nice! That may be one I consider when I start looking

Thanks for doing this one. I have been hopping that you would start reviewing catboats.

Hey Capt. Q, would you ever consider doing a separate tutorial on the key aspects of buying a boat from the buyers standpoint? Financing, insurance, inspections, sailing resume, must haves, red flags, etc.

HA, I think that you have sold me on every boat that you have profiled! I am currently in the market for my first boat and am patiently waiting for something along the lines of a Catalina 22 (keeled) to spend a few years with.

Haven't seen a wishbone boom since I use to sail in Kittery, Me. Low these many years ago. Loved the review and the room on the interior was phenomenal.

I spent the last two days hauling my Vandestadt and McGruer Siren 17 out of the garage where it's been since 2007 and cleaning it up to sell. I haven't been sailing since then but, I knew I liked to sail and messing about with the boat reminded me how much I like sailing. I'm selling my house and travelling, Ecuador for starters with the idea I might find a place I want to stay. While I was messing about the boat I was thinking maybe I might end up buying a Capt Q boat and staying a lot of different places. I'd be an "older person that wants to go sailing but doesn't want to have to fuss with much." Almost scary! Thanks for, maybe, kismet!

I’ve been interested in the Nonsuch 26 for many years, they were very pricey however and that kept it out of my league. Nice boat.

Always enjoy your videos

Funny timing. Here in the Pacific Northwest, this morning I saw a Nonsuch at a guest birth at my local marina. I need to get back down there to take a closer look.

This is a beauty for coastal cruising with the ability to cross the occasional ocean. And the price is a giveaway. Thank you gentlemen for this episode. Now to talk to the banker in the living room. Wish me luck.

I have #38 of the NS and I love it. Great family boat!!

Great find Cap'n

Would love to see one on the folkboat. That is the most beautiful hull desine. it looks like it grew organically.

Dang. She's clean, tidy, seems well sorted - if you're not into racing and parties she'd be an excellent boat. I think we need to upgrade Cap't Q to Professor Cap't Q. I enjoy the history lessons along with the nautical knowledge he shares.

Hi Capt. Peach Pants Larry, and Curly became members of your channel !

What a wonderful boat...

Thanks Captain

The Tides Track mainsail system is the perfect addition to an " Old Man's Boat" .

Iam stealing this, "do me a favor, write me when you get work". 😂😂 Love this!

Thanks very interesting Captain

I owned the 22, 26 and 30 ft versions of the Nonsuch - Well made boats...Note the pram shaped low wetted hull with the high aspect keel....Its pretty efficient on all points of sail but particularly effective on a broad reach or downwind run where that large wishboom 'vangs' out the large mainsail. Note that the hull is fully cored above and below the waterline - makes an otherwise large hull lighter - George knew as much as anyone about cored hulls but it should be something that is particularly closely considered when a Nonsuch is surveyed...Also run the boat at speed as my view is that there was often vibration from engine beds which (in my opinion) weren't as substantial as other boats I've owned. You're working with a very long mainsheet and with the mainmast so far forward you usually have less chance of accidental jibes ( but if you accidentally jibe, run -don't walk- to get your head under the binnacle as that mainsheet is likely to leave a bad impression around your neck!) It sails surprisingly well to windward and you use the 'choker' line (which moves the wishbone fore and aft to flatten or curve the mainsail) to create power/de-power depending on the wind. Because its a single large sail (not two) going to windward and with the high aspect keel it doesn't have as pronounced a sailing 'slot' that it settles into. The unstayed 2-piece mast has a slightly thinner extrusion at the top to enable 'flex' at the top as you beat - that flex can actually 'spill' wind to prevent overpowering. Like many non-traditional designs it has its strengths and weaknesses - Its a very large sail, mast and wishboom...Because its an Ellis design and a Hinterhoeller build, it has good bones and they are capable (and worthy) of renovation and refreshing...One thing that you will appreciate is a deep bilge (capable of capturing the contents of any one tank!) and the fact that Mark and George were adamant about ensuring access to engine, tanks and the underside of any winch or deck hardware for servicing...

This would be my style of boat. Easy low maintenance and probably moves nicely through some chop.

i had I friend who owned one mast is made from a street lamp pole wishbone too just check if the mast is held by a bolt that goes through the mast get rid of it and install a turnbuckle with an mast gigging anchor because my friend lost his mast sailing the caribeans keep up the nice work guys,,

The prototype Shark was plywood. Production versions were fiberglass. Sharks are also popular on the lakes of Hintetholler's home country Austria.

Another winner

These are likely the best boats for single handed yachting. So easy to sail and surprisingly speedy. A lot of amenities for cruising and enters well. Hinterholer built amazing boats. Have yet to see you review one of his Niagara 35s or 31s which were fantastic. I'm a big fan of the Sharks. They are a fabulous boat that are easy and fun to sail for a 3 person crew and quite seaworthy. Keep the reviews coming!

Ok… love this channel, I just found it… and btw, I didn’t realize the dog was stuffed til about halfway through… I though he was just tired or old .. LOL

Well thats just cute

Like you said, it's big for its size. It could be a really nice boat with a little work

What a sweet, friendly big little boat👍🇬🇧

This is a very nice episode. Good review of uninteresting boat. I sailed a Nonsuch 30 recently and was quite impressed with its ease of handling and fantastic interior, This 26 footer looks like a great cruiser for a couple with occasional guests. The Nonsuch 30 has a separate shower that is sacrificed in this shorter version. They come with different keels and hence different drafts. What is draft (and air draft) on this one?

Lota boat in a small package...

Thanks for another great video. I just love the simplicity of a cat rig. Maybe it's because I'm a bit long in the tooth. Question: are there any viable blue water cat rigs out there?

The Good Captain should grow an old sea captains beard. He could really rock that look

All of the Nonsuch "Ultra" models have got to be some of the very best and easiest to operate liveaboards on the market. I cannot get over how roomy that 26' vessel was wow! Try to find a Hans Christian 33 and you'll have finished the trinity of Nauticat, Nonsuch and Hans Christian. Another great boat to keep your eyes open for is a Cabo Rico Northeast 400.

So temping, yet I don’t think it would have enough storage space. It is still excellent! ❤️

Fantastic looking Canadian made boat. I am thinking a Cat boat trailer sailor might be a good fit for me as i live 700km from the sea.

Captain Q, you make those heads look bigger than they are! 🤣 Keep the heavy side down, my friend!

Manners = can be taught. Giggle giggle Wink wink Great post my friends. 🌞🌴⛵

I hope to goodness the bulkheads are fully bonded and not just tabbed in as the guys says! I do like his port and starboard braces though.

Really interesting boat and very practical .... especially given an electric motor even a 20 hp equiv outboard electric drive ... Silent more torque and you would free up the interior space and could remove the fixed prop.. reducing drag...though an oceanvolt regen unit would also suit as on Sailing Uma. No desiel noise or smell or maintainance worries or fuel problems.. It would be easy to add a full weather enclosure to that cockpit ..and you could easily rig a parachute sail, as an emergency back up, to the base of the mast or as a full on down wind runner ..😁 Wheeee I bet she would skim the surface. 🤔 A wharram type wing sail would also be eminently possible with one of these. Great for the IWC and great lakes...? Theres a modern scow bowed equivalent to this SFF been released last year...but it has a conventional rig.

Nice job Ran-day and CQ putting this one together. I enjoyed it. Catboats were the first boats that made me think „hey i can sail this thing“. As far as type of sailing would you call this a costal cruiser, or day sailor, or?

Ah my favorite cut. “Heading Below”. Appreciate the historical perspective. Cute little thing. I must admit however that I find the spam bots most annoying!

I like the berth.

Is this boat where finot-conq and others got their plumb bow and spade rudder ideas? Or were others beginning to explore similar hull forms as well? This boat seems decades ahead of the now current trends that have taken hold across all builders.

Nice little boat but I think I'd come up with 10k and buy last week's larger and quite beautiful Le Compte

Definitely my "Run away and join the circus" boat.

We used to have one of these at the marina my father would take me fishing at as a kid. Back when people would allow kids to fish off boat docks. Any how...... It always seemed weird to me. So different from anything else. Now that I know about sailboats, I'll take a sloop. I bet these are fun when they're 13' and floating outside Boston.