Islander 24 Explained

Islander 24
Designer:Joseph McGlasson
Location:United States
Year:1961
Builder:McGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts
Draft:3.4feet
Displacement:42000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:24feet
Lwl:20feet
Beam:8feet
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:16000NaN0
Rudder Type:keel-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:28.8feet
J:8.4feet
P:25.8feet
E:11.5feet
Sailplan:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:148.35square feet
Sailarea Headsail:120.96square feet
Sailarea Total:269.31square feet

The Islander 24 is an American sailboat that was designed by Joseph McGlasson and first built in 1961.[1] [2] [3]

The Islander 24 is a fiberglass development of the wooden-hulled Catalina Islander. The design was developed into the Islander 24 Bahama in 1964.[1] [3] [4]

Development

McGlasson approached Glas Laminates to build a version of his wooden Catalina Islander in fiberglass. The mold was created by using the hull of one of the wooden boats and the resulting fiberglass boats retained the distinctive wooden board imprints from the mold. The Islander 24 features a trunk cabin, but the raised deck Islander 24 Bahama version proved a bigger commercial success and the Islander 24 had a relatively short production run.[1] [4] [3]

Production

The design was built by McGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts in the United States from 1961 to 1967, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [5]

Design

The Islander 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 42000NaN0 and carries 16000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 3.4feet with the standard keel fitted.[1] [3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.99kn.[3]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islander 24 sailboat . 19 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416193654/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/islander-24. 16 April 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Joseph McGlasson. 19 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191113144928/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mcglasson-joseph. 13 November 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Islander 24. 12 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220412140634/https://sailboat.guide/islander/24. 12 April 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Islander 24 Bahama sailboat . 19 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191113144931/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bahama-24-islander. 13 November 2019. live.
  5. Web site: Islander / Tradewind Yachts. 19 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416193619/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/islander-tradewind-yachts. 16 April 2019. live.