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Feeling 326 |
Builder |
Kirie, Les Sables d'Olonne, France |
LOA |
32' 6" |
Sail area |
587 sq ft
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Brief details |
LWL |
27' 2" |
Rig |
sloop |
A fast, elegant and
comfortable fast cruiser, with very modern styling, the Feeling
326 is very attractively fitted out, most having light ash interior
joinery. With large coachroof windows, this light finished interior
is very bright and attractive. Some boats had elm interior timber
as an option. Quite a number of Feeling 326s were sold in the USA as well as in Europe.
* Draught - it is believed there were also shallow fin versions
built - details unknown. These, and the centreboard versions, may have different displacement and ballast figures.
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Beam |
11' 1" |
Cabins |
Forecabin, saloon and aft cabin |
Draught |
5' 5" fin keel or 2' 2" to 5' 3" centreboard
version * |
Berths |
6/7 |
Displacement |
8,600 lbs * |
Engine |
Volvo or Yanmar diesel |
Ballast |
2,890 lbs * |
BHP |
usually 18 |
Keel type |
Lead fin keel with spade rudder or centreboard option |
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The Kirie boatyard at Les Sables d'Olonne
was founded in 1912 by the Kirie family, originally as a wooden
boatbuilder, mainly of motor boats. They launched the 'Feeling'
series of production GRP yachts in 1980, and various Feeling
models were still in production until around 2010, although the company had several changes of ownership, firstly becoming part of Kelt Yachts, and later being owned by Alliaura, builders of the Privilege catamaran range. Feeling were one of the few
boat marques to offer drop keel options on most of their range. In 2012 Alliaura went into administration.
The Feeling 326 was built from 1988 onwards,
and was designed by Gilles Vaton. The interior layout has
a double berthed forecabin, a light and airy saloon, and a
good heads compartment, plus a double aftcabin.
The centreboard version had a lifting centreplate housed when lifted under the saloon table, and lowering through a vestigial stub keel, with a shorter, wider rudder blade. |
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