Pacific Seacraft Dana 24
Cutter · Long Keel · 1984–2007
A heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Designed by W. I. B. Crealock & William Crealock.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Pacific Seacraft Dana 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 draughtDraws 1.17 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 30Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.72Bluewater
LightD/L 363Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.5Powered-up
TenderBallast 40%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 on video
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.5
Displacement / length
363.4
Comfort ratio
30.5
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
657
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1984–2007
Designer
W.I.B. Crealock, William Crealock
Builder
Pacific Seacraft
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The family
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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
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