| Specifications Under Current Rules |
|
| Number of crew |
3-5 |
| LOA |
7.32 m 24 ft |
| LWL |
6.10 m 20 ft |
| Beam |
2.71 m 8.9 ft |
| Hull weight (with fittings) |
1,406 kg 3,100 lb |
| Sail area with 100% foretriangle |
261 sq.ft 24.25 m |
| I |
8.00 m 26.25 ft |
| J |
2.90 m 9.5 ft |
| P |
8.53 m 28.00 ft |
| E |
2.97 m 9.75 ft |
|
The International J/24 is the world's most popular one-design keelboat as measured by hulls produced. [1] [2] [3] [4]. 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 882lbs (400kg). The boat is manufactured in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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