Seahorse 24 (Yankee 1/4 Ton)

BoatsSeahorse 24 (Yankee 1/4 Ton)

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,315 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.51 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.22

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 162

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.8

TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

27.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.8

Displacement / length

161.8

Comfort ratio

13.5

Capsize screening

2.22

Hull speed

6.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

565

Hull

Hull type

Keel/CB & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1972

Designer

Robert Finch

Builder

Yankee Yachts Inc

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