Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway has recently launched hull No. 1 of its Marta class, co-proprietor Nat Benjamin’s design No. 100. This full-keel 26′ gaff-rigged sloop is for daysailing and overnighting. Marta’s sheerline will never appear to go flat aft, no matter from what angle it is viewed. The boat has a 40-percent ballast ratio.
In the autumn of 2022, Nat Benjamin met with partners Ross Gannon and Brad Abbott of Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway to discuss a new design that might “fill the gap” between Gannon & Benjamin’s popular 21' Bella class and their Holmes Hole 29. The parameters for Marta came from that meeting.