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Islander Yachts Bahama 24

Masthead Sloop · Modified Full Keel · 1964–1970

A flush-deck masthead sloop with a modified full keel that replaced the trunk cabin version due to its popularity

Designed by J. H. McGlasson & Joseph McGlasson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Modified Full Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.39 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,905 kg of hull, so roughly 2,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.04 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 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.7
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.7
Displacement / length
234.4
Comfort ratio
19.7
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
560
Hull
Hull type
Modified Full Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1964–1970
Units built
500
Designer
J. H. McGlasson, Joseph McGlasson
Builder
Islander Yachts, McGlasson Marine, Tradewind Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Islander Yachts 24A fibreglass production of a wooden sloop, featuring a trunk cabin and a modified full keel for coastal stabilityIslander Yachts Bahama 28A masthead sloop featuring a modified interior layout compared to its predecessor, built for coastal cruisingIslander Yachts Bahama 30A 1973-1985 production masthead sloop sharing its hull with the Islander 30 MKII and featuring a balanced fin keelIslander Yachts Bahama 26A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin keel and spade rudderIslander Yachts 30A raised-deck masthead sloop with a shallow 1.12-metre draft, produced briefly as a distinct variant of the Islander 29Islander 32A J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models

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