BoatsCutlass 24 (Carlson)

Cutlass 24 (Carlson)

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1956

A pioneering MORC racer designed by committee member Dick Carlson and originally imported from Spain

Designed by Richard D. Carlson, built by Astilleros J. Gallart.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.16 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,701 kg of hull, so roughly 2,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 238
EasygoingPowered-up

14.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1203 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
237.6
Comfort ratio
20.8
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
486
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1956
Units built
35
Designer
Richard D. Carlson
Builder
Astilleros J. Gallart, Gallart Shipyard (Astilleros Gallart)

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
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
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising

The family

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