Windy 26 Kharma, 26.008

Broker’s Comments

This Windy 26 Kharma has a full inventory, including the optional windlass and bow thruster, and is only in her second ownership from new – with her Owner moving up through the Windy range. She is serviced up for the 2025 season and is powered by the punchy D3-220 diesel. The Kharma is a very worthy successor to the Windy 25 Mirage – capable of reaching up to 38 knots when conditions allow – using Hans Jorgen Johnsen’s super-dependable deep vee hull profile and Windy’s mastery of Scandinavian boatbuilding.

This boat is all about outdoor living, with a deep, well-protected cockpit sat behind that raked screen, and a superb helming position that cossets you as her razor-sharp hull goes to work. Should you want to close the cockpit from the weather, then she has the smart Windy closure system to remove the need to fight with an angry canvas, and her upholstery is practically trimmed in the upgraded Niroxx marine supersuede material.

Her useful cuddy cabin has a good-sized double berth, with enough lighting, stowage, ventilation, and trim to make for comfortable overnighting – with a very neat loo tucked away! These boats are eminently practical, and great fun to drive fast – with rewarding response, fast, accurate steering, and the reassuring knowledge that she will handle any conditions that are thrown at her.

Having always been run from the Poole/Lymington area, she is now ashore in Christchurch for easy viewings, and her fine condition is a testament to her careful Owner and the superlative original build of these benchmark pocket sports boats.

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Press Comments

“We know the Kharma has the same hull as the Mirage, so therefore we know it’s going to work…As expected the hull is super-smooth upwind and simply breathtaking running with a sea, flying across the waves with absolute poise.”

“The Kharma sparkles with quality materials.” – Motor Boats Monthly – September 2012.

Owner’s Comments

“We made the change from a RIB to this 26’ Windy Kharma in April 2018, the upgrade was really a gamechanger, from overnight accommodation allowing us not only to have great weekends away but also a week-long trip to Falmouth in Cornwall. With an integral toilet and a full camping canvas we were a lot warmer than in our RIB days.

Our confidence in the very stable and fast hull, combined with a super-efficient diesel engine was never shaken, even in some very rough weather conditions, when other larger “weekenders” were off the water. We were dry and out of the wind.

This season we have moved onto another Windy and we are enjoying planning several long trips and happy days out with the family and friends.”