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Sunbeam 24

Fractional Sloop · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · 2002–2021

A shallow-draft 0.72-metre keel-centerboard cruiser built for two decades of versatile coastal exploration

Designed by Georg Nissen, built by Schochl Yachtbau.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,600 kg of hull, so roughly 2,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.6
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 613 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.6
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
2002–2021
Units built
167
Designer
Georg Nissen
Builder
Schochl Yachtbau, Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

Boats like this, on the water

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O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Seaward Yachts 26RK8.66 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA fractional sloop with a 1.83m lifting bulb keel, offering deep-water performance in a trailerable 8.66m package
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.4 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access

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