Cheoy Lee Offshore 26 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · full

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

25.58' · 7.8 m

Displ.

4,500 lbs · 2,041 kg

First year

1957

The Cheoy Lee Offshore 26 is a quintessential example of the transitional era in yacht building, where the aesthetic of traditional wooden craftsmanship met the emerging durability of fiberglass construction. Produced primarily during the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Offshore 26 was designed to be a "little ship," offering the seaworthiness and aesthetic gravitas of a much larger vessel in a package small enough to be handled by a single sailor. According to the technical archives at the Cheoy Lee Association, the model features a full keel and a substantial displacement for its size, distinguishing it from the lighter, finkeeled production boats that began to dominate the market in the following decade. While many boats of this size were being built for lake sailing and coastal daytripping, Cheoy Lee marketed the Offshore 26 as a legitimate pocket cruiser capable of handling blue water.