Hughes 24
Sailboat class
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The Hughes 24 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1966.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | William Shaw |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1966 |
| Builder | Hughes Boat Works |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Hughes 24 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) |
| Draft | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with centreboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 24.50 ft (7.47 m) |
| LWL | 18.50 ft (5.64 m) |
| Beam | 7.58 ft (2.31 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | stub keel and centreboard |
| Ballast | 1,475 lb (669 kg) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 28.50 ft (8.69 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.83 ft (2.69 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 24.75 ft (7.54 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 142.31 sq ft (13.221 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 125.83 sq ft (11.690 m2) |
| Total sail area | 268.14 sq ft (24.911 m2) |
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The boat is a development of Shaw's Nutmeg 24 design, which was built by Tanzer Industries and was likely built from the same moulds.[1][2]
The design was developed into the much more commercially successful Hughes 25 in 1968, likely by modifying the existing moulds.[1][2]
Production
The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, starting as a 1966 model year and was in fact their first keelboat design built in the new factory in Scarborough, Ontario. It was only built in small numbers.[1][2][7][8]
Design
The Hughes 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem and a fixed stub keel, with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) and carries 1,475 lb (669 kg) of ballast.[1][2][5][6]
The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the centreboard extended and 2.75 ft (0.84 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2][5][6]
The design has a hull speed of 5.76 kn (10.67 km/h).[2][5]
