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Em 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1971

A lightweight, high-performance masthead sloop designed by Ernesto Quaranta with a high sail area to displacement ratio

Designed by Ernesto Quaranta, built by Sibma Navale Italiana.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,089 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.45 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.45
LightHeavy

148 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 148
EasygoingPowered-up

26.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.0
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1233 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.0
Displacement / length
147.9
Comfort ratio
10.9
Capsize screening
2.45
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
567
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Plywood/multi-chine
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Designer
Ernesto Quaranta
Builder
Sibma Navale Italiana

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Beneteau First 2357.11 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a light displacement and high sail area ratio
Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
Merit 257.47 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA fractional-rigged 25-footer with a light displacement and high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive sailing
Ranger Yachts 226.86 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterAn IOR mini-ton racer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for competitive performance in a compact hull
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing

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