BoatsRl 24

Rl 24

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1973–1987

A high-performance fractional sloop with a swing keel, produced in four marks and over 500 units under US licence

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

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.23 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 748 kg of hull, so roughly 1,350 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 748 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.30 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.48 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.48
LightHeavy

99 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 99
EasygoingPowered-up

24.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.8
TenderStiff

14% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 14%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 632 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
13.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.8
Displacement / length
99.3
Comfort ratio
8.6
Capsize screening
2.48
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
511
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1987
Units built
500
Designer
Rob Legg
Builder
Rob. Legg Yachts Pty Ltd

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Phobos 196.30 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited daysailing
Melges 247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 7.32-metre sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Spirit 21 (6.5)6.48 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA Henry Hinckley-designed masthead sloop featuring a pop-top cabin for versatile headroom in a compact, trailerable hull
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising

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