| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1965 |
| No. built | 60 |
| Builder | Tidewater Boats |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Weekender 24 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,060 lb (934 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.17 ft (7.37 m) |
| LWL | 17.25 ft (5.26 m) |
| Beam | 6.25 ft (1.91 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,120 lb (508 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 218 sq ft (20.3 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 276 |
TheWeekender 24 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed bySparkman & Stephens as acruiser and first built in 1965. It was Sparkman & Stephens design number 1701-C1.[1][2][3]
The design is a development of Sparkman & Stephens design number 1701, theRainbow 24, with a full cabin replacing the Rainbow 24'scuddy cabin for cruising, rather than daysailing.[1][3][4]
The design was built byTidewater Boats, nearAnnapolis, Maryland,United States. The company completed 60 boats between 1965 and 1977, when the company went out of business and production ended.[1][3][5]
The Weekender 24 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig; a spooned,raked stem; a raised counter, angledtransom with alazarette; an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller; a self-bailing cockpit and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 2,060 lb (934 kg) and carries 1,120 lb (508 kg) ofcast iron ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW)outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. Thegalley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with anicebox on the port side and a sink on the starboard side. Thehead is located under the bow cabin berths. Cabin headroom is 50 in (130 cm).[1][3]
For sailing the design may be equipped with either ajib or agenoa foresail.[3]
The design has aPHRF racing average handicap of 276 and ahull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h).[3]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "with its relatively short mast (only 27 feet above the water), close to 50 percent ballast to displacement ratio, and a cast iron keel with its weight concentrated in a bulb at the bottom, the boat is about as stiff as she can be. If you carry too much sail in strong winds, and the boat heels excessively, she will develop a strong weather helm and simply round up into the wind—whether you like it or not. (New sailors might like this feature; others might not.) Worst features: With her relatively small sail area, she is not fast compared to, say, aJ/24 or other modern boat, but if well-sailed might keep up with some of her contemporaries, such as anEnsign orElectra."[3]