San Juan 24
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The San Juan 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bruce Kirby as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer.[1][2][3]
The design was later developed into the more cruising-oriented San Juan 23 in 1975.[4]
Production
The design was built by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington, United States, starting in 1973 but it is now out of production. A total of 1200 examples of the design were built.[1][5]
Design
The San Juan 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces Script error: No such module "convert". and carries Script error: No such module "convert". of lead ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of Script error: No such module "convert". with the standard keel fitted and is normally fitted with a small Script error: No such module "convert". outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people. Cabin headroom is Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 219 with a high of 231 and low of 216. It has a hull speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[6]
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Don Clark, designer of the San Juan 21 Mk I and II ... and owner of the Clark Boat Company of Kent, WA, went to Bruce Kirby for a hot new racer to be designed to the IOR Quarter Ton Rule. Clark imposed two important restrictions to broaden the market beyond the macho racer group: the boat could not draw more than 4' 0" or be wider than 8' 0", making the boat more useable in shoal waters and making trailering a little easier. Best features: The boat has been a success (and, at least so far, is the most popular quarter tonner ever), with over a thousand sailing, Worst features: Although she is fast and weatherly going upwind, dead downwind in heavy air under spinnaker she can be a little squirrelly, possibly a result of her narrow underbody aft."[3]
See also
Similar sailboats
- Achilles 24
- Atlantic City catboat
- Balboa 24
- C&C 24
- Challenger 24
- Columbia 24
- Dana 24
- Islander 24
- Islander 24 Bahama
- J/24
- MacGregor 24
- Mirage 24
- Northern 1/4 Ton
- Nutmeg 24
- Seidelmann 245
- Shark 24
- Tonic 23
References
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