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Trident 24

Fractional Sloop · Triple Keel · 1960–1974

An Alan Hill-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile triple-keel configuration for shoal-water exploration

Designed by Alan F. Hill, built by Marine Construction Ltd.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.26 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,833 kg of hull, so roughly 2,450 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.76 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 263
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

  • Draws less than ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~88% of boats her size on file

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
262.9
Comfort ratio
21.1
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
504
Hull
Hull type
Triple Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1960–1974
Units built
250
Designer
Alan F. Hill
Builder
Marine Construction Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
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
Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. Nomad 226.78 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA twin-keel masthead sloop designed by Denys Rayner as a refined evolution of the Westerly 22 for shoal-water cruising
Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
Maxi Yachts 777.70 mSame hull family0.4 m longerThe most popular model in the builder's history, offering both inboard and outboard engine options for versatile cruising

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