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Morgan Yachts 24/25

Masthead Sloop · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · 1965–1976

A versatile masthead sloop from Charles Morgan Jr. featuring a keel-centerboard hull and an optional Atomic 4 inboard

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

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The Morgan Yachts 24/25, on the water

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Footage from Acorn To Arabella

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.85 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 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 220
EasygoingPowered-up

17.0 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 608 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Morgan Yachts 24/25, as the fleet has seen it

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The Morgan Yachts 24/25 is a masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. and built by Morgan Yachts from 1965 to 1976. This 7.6-meter sailboat has a beam of 2.4 meters, a draft of 2.1 meters, and displaces 2222 kg. It features a keel/centerboard hull with a spade rudder. An optional Universal Atomic 4 inboard engine was available, and many units were delivered with a dinette interior variant. The model was later re-introduced as the Morgan Classic 250.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
220.1
Comfort ratio
21.1
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
615
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1965–1976
Units built
460
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Morgan Yachts

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The family

Related models

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Morgan Yachts 28A Charles Morgan-designed masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile shoal-water accessMorgan Yachts 26A 1969 masthead sloop with a spade rudder and a 44% ballast ratio for a stiff, responsive feel in shoal watersMorgan Yachts 27A masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio that remained in production across multiple builders for yearsMorgan Yachts 22A masthead sloop from Charles Morgan Jr. featuring a keel-centerboard configuration designed for shoal-water versatilityMorgan Yachts 34The first production yacht from Charles Morgan Jr., this masthead sloop features a keel-centerboard hull for versatile draft

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