Hughes 24

Hughes 24

Development
Designer	William Shaw
Location	Canada
Year	1966
Builder(s)	Hughes Boat Works
Role	Cruiser
Name	Hughes 24
Boat
Displacement	3,800 lb (1,724 kg)
Draft	5.25 ft (1.60 m) with centreboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	24.50 ft (7.47 m)
LWL	18.50 ft (5.64 m)
Beam	7.58 ft (2.31 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	stub keel and centreboard
Ballast	1,475 lb (669 kg)
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	28.50 ft (8.69 m)
J foretriangle base	8.83 ft (2.69 m)
P mainsail luff	24.75 ft (7.54 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	142.31 sq ft (13.221 m2)
Jib/genoa area	125.83 sq ft (11.690 m2)
Total sail area	268.14 sq ft (24.911 m2)
←  Nutmeg 24

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

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 24". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "William Shaw 1926 – 2006". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "William Shaw". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.