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Islander Yachts 24

Masthead Sloop · Modified Full Keel · 1961–1967

A fiberglass production of a wooden sloop, featuring a trunk cabin and a modified full keel for coastal stability

Designed by J. H. McGlasson & Joseph McGlasson, built by Glas Laminates.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Modified Full Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.39 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,497 kg of hull, so roughly 2,100 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.04 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.11 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

19.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 52%

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

  • Lighter than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 223 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
51.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
184.2
Comfort ratio
15.5
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
560
Hull
Hull type
Modified Full Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1961–1967
Designer
J. H. McGlasson, Joseph McGlasson
Builder
Glas Laminates, McGlasson Marine, Islander Yachts, Tradewind Yachts

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Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising
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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Islander Yachts Bahama 24A flush-deck masthead sloop with a modified full keel that replaced the trunk cabin version due to its popularityIslander 21A lightweight, high-performance masthead sloop designed by J.H. McGlasson for spirited coastal sailingIslander 32A J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 modelsIslander 34A masthead sloop featuring a rudder profile inspired by the 1964 America's Cup defender ConstellationIslander Yachts 29A short-lived masthead sloop also marketed as the Wayfarer 29, featuring a shallow draft and a raised-deck variant.Islander Yachts 30A raised-deck masthead sloop with a shallow 1.12-metre draft, produced briefly as a distinct variant of the Islander 29

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