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Vivacity 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1969

An Alan Hill-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for stable coastal cruising since 1969

Designed by Alan F. Hill, built by Russel Marine Ltd.

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 2.44 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 1.12 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 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 210
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.9
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

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
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.9
Displacement / length
209.9
Comfort ratio
18.9
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
593
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
Alan F. Hill
Builder
Russel Marine Ltd, Russell Marine Ltd

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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
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
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Ranger Yachts 237.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthDesigned to rate at the IOR 18-foot level, this masthead sloop offered an optional tall rig starting in 1974
C&C Yachts 247.32 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racing
Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. Nomad 226.78 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA twin-keel masthead sloop designed by Denys Rayner as a refined evolution of the Westerly 22 for shoal-water cruising

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