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J/24 Sailboat Parts & Equipment
J/24 Sailboat Parts & Equipment
Whether your style is weeknight beer-can racing or competing on the world stage, the J/24 is undeniably the most popular racing keelboat to make waves around the world. This appealing keelboat started with one man's desire for a sailboat to accommodate his family and to be a competitive racer. The J/24 is an extremely successful one-design keelboat. Attention to the rules and strict international control provides close racing and attracts the world's top sailors. The J/24 sailboat is also popular with weekend club sailors because it is fun, responsive in all conditions, and can be easily handled by one or two people. The class has wisely allowed the development of new hardware systems to keep the boat up-to-date and easy-to-race.
The J/24 has become a legend. A stable sailboat for family togetherness, the J/24 has also been the competitive launch pad for the careers of numerous America's Cup professionals. The world-wide acceptance of J/24 design and rigging, the strong one-design rules and the strength of the International J/24 Class Association have led to the J/24 to be selected as the platform for the International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) Nation's Cup, the ISAF Women's World Match Racing Championship, the Rolex Women's International Keelboat Championship and US Sailing's St. Francis International Masters Championship (aged 55+).
While some of the world's best sailors have the latest version J/24, a well-prepared 1977 model, built to the same shape and weight with rigid end-grained balsa core construction can still win the J/24 Class world championship even after 30,000+ miles of trailering. That's One Design racing! The International J/24 is presently built in the U.S., Argentina, and Italy and has more than 50,000 people sailing over 5,500 boats in 27 countries
Class Specs
Criteria | Imperial | Metric |
Beam (ft/m) | 8.9 | 2.71 |
LWL (ft/m) | 20 | 6.1 |
LOA (ft/m) | 24 | 7.32 |
100% Sail Area (ft2/m2) | 261 | 24.25 |
Ballast (lbs/kg) | 950 | 431 |
Displacement (lbs/kg) | 3100 | 1405 |
J/24 is a registered trademark of J/Boats Inc.