Grampian Discovery 7.9 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

26' · 7.92 m

Disp.

5,100 lbs · 2,313 kg

First year

1975

The Grampian Discovery 7.9 emerged in 1975 as a sophisticated, limitedproduction evolution of the legendary Grampian 26. Designed by Scottish naval architect Alex McGruer and manufactured by the Canadian pioneer Grampian Marine, the Discovery 7.9 was conceived to address the primary limitation of its predecessor: interior volume. While it utilizes the same "sweetlined" hull that made the original 26 a staple of Great Lakes sailing, the Discovery 7.9 features a modernized, raiseddeck configuration. This design choice significantly increased freeboard and coachroof height, transforming the vessel from a "plain Jane" cruiser into a surprisingly spacious pocket yacht. Produced in very small numbers—fewer than 20 hulls were completed before Grampian Marine entered receivership in 1977—the model's legacy was extended briefly when the molds were acquired by a secondary builder in Seaforth, Ontario, who produced a handful of additional units with revised window arrangements.