BoatsMoore Sailboats 24

Moore Sailboats 24

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1974

A George Olson-designed ultralight fractional sloop that remains a competitive one-design racer nearly fifty years later

Designed by George Olson & Ron Moore.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.19 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 930 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.26
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 89
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.5
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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

  • Lighter than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1243 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
89.0
Comfort ratio
10.3
Capsize screening
2.26
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
557
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Units built
158
Designer
George Olson, Ron Moore
Builder
Moore Brothers

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
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
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio designed for competitive one-design racing
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/808.00 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 1992 fractional sloop with a high 26.59 sail area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for rapid, agile performance
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

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