BoatsSunbeam 24.2

Sunbeam 24.2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2002

A lightweight 1300kg fractional sloop with a high 24.8 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Designed by Georg Nissen & Schochl.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 1,300 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.31
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 142
EasygoingPowered-up

24.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.8
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.8
Displacement / length
141.6
Comfort ratio
12.5
Capsize screening
2.31
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
610
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2002
Designer
Georg Nissen, Schochl
Builder
Schochl Yachtbau, Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

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