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Paceship Yachts Westwind 24

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1966

A Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters

Designed by Ted Hood.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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The Paceship Yachts Westwind 24, on the water

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

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Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.64 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 23Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.91Bluewater
LightD/L 350Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 18.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 51%Stiff

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

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 620 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.

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Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Paceship Yachts Westwind 24 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying

  • The current owner needs the real estate back and is looking to move the boat; the creator is looking to get the boat

    from BoatworksTodayseen September 20257:03

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
51.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
349.7
Comfort ratio
22.8
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
514
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1966
Designer
Ted Hood
Builder
Paceship Yachts

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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.

Paceship Yachts East Wind 25A 1960s-era masthead sloop with a narrow 2.16-metre beam and a heavy ballast ratio for steady, traditional cruisingPaceship Yachts Northwind 29A C&C-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, offering a stiff, performance-oriented hull.Paceship Yachts 23 (C&C)A Cuthbertson and Cassian-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel, built for performance in a compact 23-foot package

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