Moore 24 Explained

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]

Production

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]

Design

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]

Operational history

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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moore 24 sailboat . 18 August 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20210821122225/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/moore-24. 21 August 2021. live.
  2. Web site: George Olson 1946 - 2015. 18 August 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210818190825/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/olson-george. 18 August 2021. live.
  3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 261. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  4. Web site: Moore Sailboats. 18 August 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20201014182415/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/moore-sailboats. 14 October 2020. live.
  5. Web site: Moore 24. 18 August 2021. Moore Sailboats. mooresailboats.com. https://archive.today/20210818222142/https://www.mooresailboats.com/moore-24/. 18 August 2021. live.
  6. Web site: No Cal PHRF . YRA.
  7. Web site: Moore 24 Racing (Class Assoc.). 18 August 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210818190826/https://sailboatdata.com/association/moore-24-racing-class-assoc. 18 August 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Solo Pacific sailing: The adventures of Webb Chiles and his Moore 24 Gannet. 2 October 2021. Chiles. Webb . yachtingworld.com. 1 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121235136/https://www.yachtingworld.com/voyages/solo-pacific-sailing-webb-chiles-moore-24-gannet-126337. 21 January 2021. live.
  9. Web site: Moore 24 sweeps Pacific cup . Sailing Scuttlebutt. 23 July 2016 .
  10. Web site: 240 mile date Mas . YB tracker.