| Moore 24 | |
| Insignia: | File:Moore 24 sail badge.png |
| Insignia Size: | 96px |
| Image Boat: | File:SCYC SCORE-Moore 24 Regatta, April 2014.jpg |
| Designer: | George Olson and Ron Moore |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1972 |
| No Built: | 158 (2021) |
| Class: | MORC |
| Builder: | Moore Sailboats |
| Role: | Racer |
| Draft: | 4.08feet |
| Displacement: | 20500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 23.75feet |
| Lwl: | 21.75feet |
| Beam: | 7.17feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 10000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 26.25feet |
| J: | 9.75feet |
| P: | 25feet |
| E: | 9.5feet |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 118.75square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 127.97square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 246.72square feet |
| Phrf: | 150-156 |
The Moore 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by George Olson and Ron Moore as a racer and first built in 1972.[1] [2] [3]
The design is built by Moore Sailboats in the United States. The company built 156 boats between 1972 and 1988, with two more in more recent years, for a total of 158. The design remains in production.[1] [3] [4] [5]
The Moore 24 is a development of Grendal, a prototype sailboat that was intended for a Transpacific Yacht Race for boats under 30feet in length. That race was never held, but Grendal went on to win the 1970 Midget Ocean Racing Class (MORC) championships. Grendal had a beam of under 6feet, but the production boat was given a wider beam of 7.17feet. The Moore 24 also received a raised deck to increase headroom below, a relocated keel and a new sail plan. Development has continued though the production period of the boat and production boats in 2021 were all flush-decked, with open transoms, while remaining class-legal.[3]
The Moore 24 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 20500NaN0 and carries 10000NaN0 of ballast, giving it a high ballast-displacement of 48.78%.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4.08feet with the standard keel. It is normally fitted with a small 2to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. It has sleeping accommodation for two people. Cabin headroom is 420NaN0.[1] [3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 156 according to The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats and 150 according to the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay. It has a hull speed of 6.2kn.[3] [6]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Moore 24 National Association.[7]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: She's fast in heavy air; the high (50%) B/D ratio helps to keep the Moore 24 on her feet. Worst features: Due to her light weight and cramped cabin space, almost no one would want to buy this design as a cruising boat."[3]
Serial circumnavigator Webb Chiles sailed his Moore 24, Gannet, solo around the world from 2014–2019, departing and arriving San Diego, California.[8]
In 2016 the Moore 24 Mas! won the Pacific Cup overall, double handed, crewed by Mark English and Ian Rogers. The two set a new course record for the Moore 24 of 10 days 14 hours and 30 minutes[9] with a 240 mile best 24 hour run.[10]