J24

Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of crew 3-5 LOA 7.32 m 24 ft LWL 6.10 m 20 ft Beam 2.71 m 8.9 ft Hull weight (with fittings) 1,406 kg 3,100 lb Sail area with 100% headsail 261 sq.ft 24.25 m I 8.00 m 26.25 ft J 2.90 m 9.5 ft P 8.53 m 28.00 ft E 2.97 m 9.75 ft

The International J/24 is the world\'s most popular keelboat as measured by hulls produced. [1] [2] [3] [4]. In the summer of 1975 Rod Johnstone designed and built hull number 1 in his garage in Stonington, Conn. "Ragtime" would serve as the master mold for the subsequent hulls. Since then over 5200 hulls have been produced. By 1978 the J/24 class held its a one-design regatta in Key West attended by twenty J/24s.

The class is established in nearly 40 countries with well over 100 active fleets. J/24s are usually raced with a crew of five, but class rules require only that there be at least three crew, with a total combined weight under 882lbs (400kg).

The boat is manufactured in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

• Designer: Rod Johnstone

See also

• Sailing
• J/22
• sloop

External links

• J-Boat Website
• International J/24 Class Association
• J/24 Builder

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