| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Arthur Edmunds |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1981 |
| Builder | Sovereign Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Sovereign Princess 24 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) |
| Draft | 2.33 ft (0.71 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
| LWL | 18.50 ft (5.64 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,350 lb (612 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 28.42 ft (8.66 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.20 ft (3.11 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.50 ft (2.59 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 97.75 sq ft (9.081 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 144.94 sq ft (13.465 m2) |
| Total sail area | 242.69 sq ft (22.547 m2) |
TheSovereign Princess 24 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byArthur Edmunds as acruiser and first built in 1981.[1][2][3]
Like theSovereign 23 family of boats and theSovereign 7.0, the Sovereign Princess 24 is a development of Edmunds'S2 7.0 design, using the same hull molds, with a new deck design.[1][2]
The design was built bySovereign Yachts inPort Richey, Florida,United States, starting in 1981, but it is now out of production.[1][2][4][5]
The Sovereign Princess 24 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig with a 12 in (30 cm)bowsprit, araked stem, a plumbtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller or optionalwheel and a fixed fin shoal draftkeel or optional deeper keel. It displaces 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) and carries 1,350 lb (612 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with the standard keel and 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the optional deeper draft keel.[1][2]
The boat is normally fitted with a smalloutboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Thegalley is located on the starboard side of thecompanionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove,icebox and a sink. Thehead is located on the port side of the companionway.[1][2]
For sailing the design is equipped with ajib or one of a series of largergenoas.[2]
The design has ahull speed of 5.76 kn (10.67 km/h).[2]
