San Juan 24

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The San Juan 24, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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 1,452 kg of hull, so roughly 2,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.17

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 193

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.2

TenderStiff

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

Ballast 52%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1387 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The San Juan 24, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The San JUAN 24 is a masthead sloop designed by Bruce Kirby, built by Clark Boat Co. from 1973 to the present, and derived from an IOR 1/4 ton prototype. It has a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 7.3 meters LOA, 2.4 meters beam, 1.2 meters draft, and displaces 1451 kg. Aboard *Life is Like Sailing*, the owner recalled his sailing origins in 1996 after seeing a yellow San JUAN 24, the same model and color as his first sailboat.9:45 For first-time sailboat buyers, the San JUAN 24 is considered a trailerable option that simplifies storage and insurance.5:16 When inspecting a San JUAN 24, buyers should check keel bolts for rust, the bilge floor for cracks, the deck for soft spots, and chain plates, bulkheads, and the transom for solid attachment.2:20

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale

$3,500Median asking

Owner asking $3,500, includes a trailer, recommended as a good starter boat
from Lady K Sailingseen November 20241:14

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

51.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.2

Displacement / length

192.7

Comfort ratio

14.9

Capsize screening

2.17

Hull speed

5.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

557

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1973

Units built

1200

Designer

Bruce Kirby

Builder

Clark Boat Co

Boats like this, on the water

More boats like her, on the water

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.

C&C Yachts 247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racing

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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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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe world's most popular one-design keelboat, featuring a light 1406kg displacement for responsive, agile handling

Everything You Think About Sailing Is Wrong3:59 from The Sailing Doodles Podcast

Merit 257.47 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fractional-rigged 25-footer with a light displacement and high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive sailing

SAILING RACE VICTORY8:18 from Wicked Salty

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

Two Different Ways Sailing Changes Lives | #SAL #2510:15 from Hashtag Sal

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

Sailing under asymmetric spinnaker with a Sun Odyssey1:24 from VOILIER ODIN

The family

Related models

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

San Juan 23A versatile keel-centerboard cruiser derived from the racing-oriented San Juan 24 and built internationally under multiple names San Juan 30A Bruce Kirby-designed IOR half-tonner available in both cruiser and performance-oriented configurations San Juan 26A masthead sloop with a centerboard and keel configuration, produced from 1975 until the 1979 launch of the 7.7 San Juan 28A 1977 masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio and fin keel, designed for balanced performance in a compact 28-foot hull San Juan 21A high-performance fractional sloop with a swing keel, designed by Don Clark as the first of the iconic San Juan line

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