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Pearson Yachts 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1967–1969

A short-lived 1960s fin-keel masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio for stable coastal daysailing

Designed by William H. Shaw.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,950 kg of hull, so roughly 2,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

303 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 303
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 42%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
303.2
Comfort ratio
20.8
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
529
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1969
Designer
William H. Shaw
Builder
Pearson Yachts

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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.27.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 267.47 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stiff, stable hull form
Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. Nomad 226.78 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA twin-keel masthead sloop designed by Denys Rayner as a refined evolution of the Westerly 22 for shoal-water cruising
Maxi Yachts 686.80 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA compact 6.8-metre fin-keeler with a 42% ballast ratio, built for stable coastal cruising in a manageable size
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Ranger Yachts 237.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthDesigned to rate at the IOR 18-foot level, this masthead sloop offered an optional tall rig starting in 1974

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