The International J/24 is the world’s most popular one-design keelboat. It was designed by Rod Johnstone in 1976 and since then over 5200 hulls have been produced. It was the first J-boat and was based on Rod Johnstone’s 1976 garage-built prototype ‘Ragtime.’
The first production J/24 was built in 1977, and the J/24s overwhelmed MORC Int’ls in Annapolis that year.
The class is established in nearly 40 countries with well over 100 active fleets. J/24s are usually raced with a crew of five, but class rules require only that there be at least three crew, with a total combined weight under 400kg.
| Description |
US (ft) |
Metric (m) |
|
LOA |
24.00 |
7.32 |
|
LWL |
20.00 |
6.10 |
|
Beam |
8.90 |
2.71 |
|
Draft |
4.00 |
1.22 |
|
Displacement |
3,100 |
1,406 |
|
Lead Keel |
950 |
431 |
| 100% SA |
261 |
24.25 |
| I | 26.25 | 8.00 |
| J | 9.50 | 2.90 |
| P | 28.00 | 8.53 |
| E | 9.75 | 2.97 |
| DSPL/L |
173 |
173 |
| SA/DSPL |
20 |
20 |
|
Engine |
Outboard 4 hp |
Outboard 4 hp |
# of boats built 6000
active US fleets NJ, MD, FL, CA, MA, CT, RI, VA, NY, TX, LA
Class website:
http://www.j24class.org/
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