The Hughes 24 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1966.[1][2][3][4]
The boat is a development of Shaw's Nutmeg 24 design, which was built by Tanzer Industries and was likely built from the same moulds.[1][2]
The design was developed into the much more commercially successful Hughes 25 in 1968, likely by modifying the existing moulds.[1][2]
Production
The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, starting as a 1966 model year and was in fact their first keelboat design built in the new factory in Scarborough, Ontario. It was only built in small numbers.[1][2][5][6]
Design
The Hughes 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem and a fixed stub keel, with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) and carries 1,475 lb (669 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the centreboard extended and 2.75 ft (0.84 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 5.76 kn (10.67 km/h).[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 24". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "William Shaw 1926 – 2006". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "William Shaw". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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