Bristol Corsair 24

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Bristol Corsair 24
Development
Designer Paul Coble
Location United States
Year1964
No. built750
Builder(s) Sailstar Boat Company
Bristol Yachts
Role Cruiser
NameBristol Corsair 24
Boat
Displacement 5,920 lb (2,685 kg)
Draft 3.42 ft (1.04 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 24.58 ft (7.49 m)
LWL 18.08 ft (5.51 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typemodified long keel
Ballast3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Rudder(s) keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height30.30 ft (9.24 m)
J foretriangle base9.20 ft (2.80 m)
P mainsail luff26.40 ft (8.05 m)
E mainsail foot11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area151.80 sq ft (14.103 m2)
Jib/genoa area139.38 sq ft (12.949 m2)
Total sail area291.18 sq ft (27.052 m2)
Racing
PHRF 270
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The Bristol Corsair 24, also called the Bristol 24, Bristol 24 Corsair, Sailstar Corsair 24, Sailstar 24 and just the Corsair 24, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Paul Coble as a cruiser and first built in 1964. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The design was initially built by the Sailstar Boat Company in the United States and sold as the Corsair 24. When Bristol Yachts bought out Sailstar in 1971, the designed was produced as the Bristol Corsair 24 until 1983. A total of 750 boats were completed, before production ended in 1983. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6]

Design

The Bristol Corsair 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. Some production models had balsa-cored decks, while others were solid fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem; a raise counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed, modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 5,920 lb (2,685 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast. The Sailstar boats have concrete ballast, while the Bristol ones have lead. [1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 3.42 ft (1.04 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2] [4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 6 to 10 hp (4 to 7 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although at some points during production an inboard engine was optional. [1] [2] [4]

The design has two alternate interior arrangements: standard and dinette. The standard has two straight main cabin settees and provides sleeping accommodation for four people. The dinette model has sleeping accommodation for five, with its drop-down dinette table that can sleep two and an aft, starboard quarter berth. Both interiors have a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, with the portable head underneath. On the standard model the galley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. On the dinette model the galley is on the starboard side only. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. Cabin headroom is 71 in (180 cm). [1] [2] [4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h). [4]

Operational history

In a 2005 review in Cruising World Liz Shaw described the boat, "the solid hull of hand-laid fiberglass is heavy, even overbuilt — we hit a rock in Maine, and while the noise of the impact was terrifying, the hull suffered barely a scratch. The Bristol 24 was one of the most popular pocket cruisers of its time, when few boats offered more for the money." [7]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: ... the Corsair has virtually six feet of headroom in the cabin, unusual for a 25-foot sailboat. Worst features: ... the Corsair is not a boat you can plan to launch at a ramp for a casual afternoon sail, and then retrieve before cocktail hour. Not only is her 3' 5" draft not conducive to easy ramp launching, but on the trailer and equipped to sail away, the total weight is over 8,000 pounds, and requires a sizable towing vehicle rated to pull that big a load." [4]

A Blue Water Boats review of the design says, "the popular little Bristol 24, also called the Corsair in earlier times, is a safe and solidly built pocket cruiser from the 1960s. Hundreds were built in hand-laid fiberglass by the Sailstar Boat Company and later Bristol Yachts in Rhode Island with a production run that spanned 17 years. This Paul Coble design, makes for a great little coastal cruiser, and with the right equipment can be made suitable for ocean voyaging." [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bristol 24 Corsair (Sailstar) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Corsair 24 (Sailstar) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Paul Coble 1923 -". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 325. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sailstar Boat Co. (USA) 1960 - 1971". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bristol Yachts 1964 - 1997". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Liz (January 2005). "Sturdy As She Goes". Cruising World. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bristol 24". Blue Water Boats. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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