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Eastward HO 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1974

A sturdy masthead sloop by Eldridge-McInnis, originally drawn for wood and later adapted for fibreglass construction

Designed by Eldridge, McInnis & Walter McInnis, built by Portsmouth Yacht Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

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.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a beamy beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

391 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 391
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.2
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1229 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.2
Displacement / length
390.6
Comfort ratio
28.9
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
620
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Wood/FG w/balsa deck
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
Eldridge, McInnis, Walter McInnis
Builder
Portsmouth Yacht Co, C. E. Ryder

Boats like this, on the water

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Hurley 226.71 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA long-running Ian Anderson design with a heavy ballast ratio, produced by multiple builders over three decades
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 267.47 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stiff, stable hull form
Galion 226.71 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterDesigned by Ian Hannay, this fractional sloop proved her mettle by winning both the Round the Island and JOG races in 1968
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

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