| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Joseph McGlasson |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1961 |
| Builder | McGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts |
| Name | Islander 24 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) |
| Draft | 3.40 ft (1.04 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
| LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,600 lb (726 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 28.80 ft (8.78 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.40 ft (2.56 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 25.80 ft (7.86 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 148.35 sq ft (13.782 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 120.96 sq ft (11.238 m2) |
| Total sail area | 269.31 sq ft (25.020 m2) |
TheIslander 24 is an Americansailboat first built in 1961.[1][2][3]
The Islander 24 is afiberglass development of the wooden-hulledCatalina Islander. The design was developed into theIslander 24 Bahama in 1964.[1][3][4]
McGlasson approachedGlas 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]
The design was built byMcGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts in theUnited States from 1961 to 1967, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
Designed byJoseph McGlasson, the Islander 24 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, a spoonedraked stem, a raisedtransom, a keel-mountedrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,600 lb (726 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.40 ft (1.04 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1][3]
The design has ahull speed of 5.99 kn (11.09 km/h).[3]