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Development | |
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Designer | George Hinterhoeller |
Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario |
Year | 1959 |
No. built | over 2500 |
Design | One-Design |
Builder(s) | Hinterhoeller Limited C&C Yachts Halman Manufacturing Co. Bodo Guenther Marinedepot* (*current builder) |
Role | racer, recreational sailing |
Name | Shark 24 |
Crew | 2 to 3 |
Boat | |
Crew | 2 to 3 |
Boat weight | 2,100 lb (950 kg) |
Draft | 3 ft 2 in (0.97 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | Fibre-reinforced plastic |
LOA | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
LWL | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Beam | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Engine type | 3–6 hp (2.2–4.5 kW) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fixed fin |
Ballast | iron 675 lb (306 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom hung spade |
Rig | |
Rig type | bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
J foretriangle base | 7.3 ft (2.2 m) |
P mainsail luff | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.2 ft (3.1 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional sloop |
Mainsail area | 117.3 sq ft (10.90 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 73 sq ft (6.8 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 190 sq ft (18 m2) |
Class is a member of World Sailing | |
The Shark 24 is a Canadian-designed 24 ft sailing yacht which has earned itself a reputation of extraordinary reliability and longevity among sailors both in North America and Central Europe. Having been designed by George Hinterhoeller back in 1959 to cope well even with the harshest conditions found in the Great Lakes region, the vessel has proven to be well suited for extended leisure trips as well as for tough racing. [1]
The Shark 24 was awarded International status by World Sailing in 2000. [2]
George Hinterhoeller grew up in Austria where he sailed the light displacement fin keel sailboats that were common there. By 1959 he had emigrated to Canada and was working for a boat builder in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Hinterhoeller decided to design and build a sailboat for himself that was similar to what he had sailed in his youth in Austria. The result was a 22 ft (6.7 m) plywood boat he named Teeter Totter. Other sailors saw the resulting boat, and how fast it sailed compared to the heavy displacement boats common on the Great Lakes at the time and asked Hinterhoeller to build similar boats for them. Hinterhoeller modified the design, stretching it out to 24 ft (7.3 m) and started production of what he then called the Shark. The customer who commissioned the fifth hull requested it be built in fibreglass and offered to help Hinterhoeller build it using this new material. The resulting boat was a success and all subsequent Shark produced were built in fibreglass as this resulted in a lighter boat that took far less time to build so was less expensive and required much less ongoing maintenance. [1] [3]
The shark is a light displacement cruising and racing sailboat. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, a small cabin and a self-bailing cockpit. The iron fin keel, combined with a transom hung spade rudder, and a flat run aft allows the hull to ride up on its bow wave and plane under the right conditions, giving the Shark more speed than a displacement hull of the same waterline length. It had a displacement-length ratio of 123, extraordinarily low for its time. [3] [4] [5]
The Shark has a V-berth, two quarter berths, and a small galley with sink, stove and icebox. It has sitting headroom under the small deckhouse. [3]
A World Championship Regatta for the Shark 24 class has been continuously contested for over 50 years. The regatta follows a three-year rotation where for two consecutive years the regatta is hosted by the Canadian Shark Class Association in Canada, and the third year it is held in Europe in Austria, Germany, or Switzerland. [6]
Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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1966 Ottawa | ![]() Sid Dakin | ||
1967 Montreal | ![]() Sid Dakin | ||
1968 Niagara-on-the-Lake | ![]() Sid Dakin | ||
1969 Toronto | ![]() Sid Dakin | ![]() Roy Brown | |
1970 Ottawa | ![]() Sid Dakin | ||
1971 Mississauga | ![]() Jim Jackson | ||
1972 Kingston | ![]() Horst Shaunbacher | ||
1973 Montreal | ![]() John Fitzpatrick | ||
1974 West Germany | ![]() Horst Shaunbacher | ||
1975 Fort Erie | ![]() John Fitzpatrick | ||
1976 | ![]() Eric Schauman | ||
1977 Travemünde | ![]() Helmut Jungbut | ||
1978 Mississauga | ![]() Clare Norris | ||
1979 Toronto | ![]() Don Walton | ||
1980 | ![]() Rudi Magg | ||
1981 Mississauga | ![]() Ralph Gilbert | ||
1982 Hamilton | ![]() Paul Davis | ||
1983 Attersee | ![]() Anton Stader | ||
1984 Fort Erie | ![]() Hal Ebert Mike Entwistle Sandy Ebert | ||
1985 Toronto | ![]() Dana Richardson Peter Eagar Mo Regnier | ||
1986 Konstanz | ![]() Flossi Felsecker | ||
1987 Niagara-on-the-Lake | ![]() Hal Ebert Mike Entwistle Sandy Ebert | ||
1988 Fort Erie | ![]() Hal Ebert Mike Entwistle Sandy Ebert | ||
1989 Attersee | ![]() Flossi Felsecker | ||
1990 Kingston | ![]() Peter Schell | ||
1991 Toronto | ![]() Peter Vickery David Starck Jamie Day | ||
1992 Kreuzlingen | ![]() Flossi Felsecker | ||
1993 Oakville | ![]() Greg Cockburn Peter Eagar Christine Forsyth | ||
1994 Niagara-on-the-Lake | ![]() Don Ruddy | ||
1995 Friedrichshaven | ![]() Don Ruddy | ||
1996 Kingston | ![]() Jeff Mitchell Peter Aker Robert McCooey | ![]() Graham Jones Tof Nicoll-Griffith Luis Carrasco | ![]() Jack Mitchell Chris Daniels Ken Mitchell |
1997 Fort Erie | ![]() Don Ruddy | ![]() Jack Mitchell Chris Daniels Ken Mitchell | ![]() Jeff Mitchell Peter Aker Robert McCooey |
1998 Breitenbrunn | ![]() Don Ruddy John Clark Kathy Ruddy | ![]() Flossi Felsecker Franz Lackerbauer Johannes Tinsobin | ![]() Franz Flasch Franz Gratzel Doris Potsch |
1999 Toronto | ![]() Sid Dakin John Dakin Julian Aziz | ![]() Jack Mitchell Chris Daniels Ken Mitchell | ![]() Mark Wiggins |
2000 Parry Sound | ![]() Don Ruddy John Clark Martin Shaw | ![]() Sid Dakin John Dakin Julian Aziz | ![]() Jeff Mitchell Andrew Shaw Peter Aker |
2001 Kreuzlingen | ![]() Don Ruddy John Clark | ![]() Flossi Felsecker | ![]() Rodney Smith |
2002 Toronto | ![]() Greg Cockburn Peter Eagar Christine Forsyth | ![]() Steve Elwood | ![]() Michael Lee |
2003 Ottawa | ![]() Greg Cockburn Peter Eagar Christine Forsyth | ![]() Sid Dakin John Dakin Julian Aziz | ![]() Don Ruddy John Clark |
2004 Müritz | ![]() John Clark John Fraser Ethier Annie Claude | ![]() Jürgen Ahlfeldt Jürgen Borgwardt Dieter Dülffer | ![]() Michael Schahpar Elfriede Schahpar Peter Feichtinger |
2005 Windsor | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee | ![]() Sid Dakin John Dakin Kyle Dakin | ![]() Paul Davis Peter van Rossem Nathan Baron |
2006 Toronto | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee | ![]() Stephen Jones Lisa Katz Jones Kathryn Fuller | ![]() Jeremy Lucas Chris Dorrington Graham Eisenhauer |
2007 Traunsee | ![]() Horst Rudorffer Anita Correll Thomas Molz | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee | ![]() Michael Schahpar Florian Leitner Elfriede Schahpar |
2008 Hamilton | ![]() David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee | ![]() John Dakin Kyle Dakin Morgan Dakin |
2009 Niagara-on-the-Lake | ![]() David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan | ![]() Josh Wiwcharyk Chris Clarke Martha Rafuse | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
2010 Kreuzlingen | ![]() Greg Cockburn Hal Ebert Peter Aker | ![]() David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan | ![]() Ernst Felsecker Klaus Kratochwill Franz Gratzel |
2011 Montreal | ![]() David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee | ![]() George Stedman Etienne Portelance Robert Levy |
2012 Kingston | ![]() Robert Davis Paul Davis Brandon Tattersall | ![]() Peter Aker Howard Moscrop David Giles | ![]() Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
2013 Muritz | ![]() Keven Piper Tom Nelson Jordin Clark | ![]() Michael Schahpar Bernhard Hynie Nancy Harvey Douglas Mc Farlane | ![]() Greg Cockburn Hal Ebert Peter Aker |
2014 Toronto | ![]() Keven Piper Tom Nelson Jordin Clark | ![]() Peter Van Rossem Peter Van Rossem Jr Stan Wallace | ![]() Andrew Morgan Daina Morgan Martin Shaw |
2015 Ottawa | ![]() Dave Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan | ![]() John Dakin Morgan Dakin Trevor Dakin | ![]() Peter Van Rossem Stan Wallace Peter Jr. Van Rossem |
2016 Ebensee | ![]() Michael Schahpar Klaus Kratochwill Ben Hynie | ![]() Keven Piper Tom Nelson Jordin Clark | ![]() Christan Binder Thomas Czajka Harald Hynie |
2017 Toronto | ![]() Richard Robarts Colin Clark Cameron Mason | ![]() Greg Cockburn & crew | ![]() Jeffrey Gillmeister & crew |
2018 Kingston | ![]() Stephen Jones Geoff Moore Breck McFarlane | ![]() Martin Shaw Andrew Morgan Daina Morgan | ![]() Peter Van Rossem Stan Wallace Matt Fair |
2019 Muritz | ![]() Christian Binder Harald Hynie Thomas Czajka | ![]() Peter Van Rossem Matthew Fair James Fair | ![]() Michael Schahpar Ben Hynie Klaus Kratochwill |
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