Islander 24 Bahama

Islander 24 Bahama

Development
Designer	Joseph McGlasson
Location	United States
Year	1964
No. built	500
Builder(s)	McGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts
Name	Islander 24 Bahama
Boat
Boat weight	4,200 lb (1,905 kg)
Draft	3.42 ft (1.04 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	24.00 ft (7.32 m)
LWL	20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam	87.83 ft (26.77 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	1,700 lb (771 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	28.84 ft (8.79 m)
J foretriangle base	8.42 ft (2.57 m)
P mainsail luff	25.80 ft (7.86 m)
E mainsail foot	11.58 ft (3.53 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	149.38 sq ft (13.878 m2)
Jib/genoa area	121.42 sq ft (11.280 m2)
Total sail area	270.80 sq ft (25.158 m2)
Racing
PHRF	264

The Islander 24 Bahama, also called the Islander Bahama 24, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Joseph McGlasson and first built in 1964. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Islander 24 Bahama is a development of the 1961 Islander 24 which itself is a fiberglass development of the wooden-hulled Catalina Islander. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Development

McGlasson approached Glas Laminates to build a version of his wooden Catalina Islander in fiberglass. The mold was created by using the hull of one of the wooden boats and the resulting fiberglass boats retained the distinctive wooden board imprints from the mold. The 1961 Islander 24 features a trunk cabin, but the raised deck Islander 24 Bahama version proved a bigger commercial success and, as a result the Islander 24 had a relatively short production run. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by McGlasson Marine/Islander Yachts in the United States from 1964 to 1970, with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [5]}

Design

The Islander 24 Bahama is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,700 lb (771 kg) of lead ballast. It has a raised deck which gives a cabin with greater shoulder room, rather than a trunk cabin. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 3.42 ft (1.04 m) with the standard keel fitted. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^[3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. A galley was optional. The head is located in the bow cabin, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 54 in (140 cm). ^[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h). ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Islander 24

Similar sailboats

• Achilles 24
• Atlantic City catboat
• Balboa 24
• C&C 24
• Challenger 24
• Columbia 24
• Dana 24
• MacGregor 24
• Mirage 24
• Nutmeg 24
• San Juan 24
• Seidelmann 245
• Shark 24
• Tonic 23

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Islander 24 Bahama sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Joseph McGlasson". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 316. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
4. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Islander 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Islander / Tradewind Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.