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Yamaha 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1976

A 1976 masthead sloop featuring a shallow 0.89-meter draft and fin keel, designed by Yamaha for versatile coastal cruising

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.89 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 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.21 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.21
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.7
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws less than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1433 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
167.4
Comfort ratio
14.6
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
648
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
Yamaha Design Group
Builder
Yamaha

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Maxi Yachts Racer7.95 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lightweight 7.95-metre fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited racing
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