As the 26X slowly sails into the sunset... Mike Inmon's site has pictures of the 26M beside a 19 (related link). You can really see the (almost 50%) size difference. Although there are a lot of things I don't like about the 26M (daggerboard, rotating mast, interior, head, galley, closed transom, submerged rudder brackets, parking-meter steering post, anchor locker you can't opened while standing on the foredeck), I do like the bigger aft berth and higher (and dryer) cabin entrance. Don't you just love having choices?! Happy sails _/), MArk