Wavelength 24

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Wavelength 24
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Development
Designer Paul Lindenberg
Location United States
Year1982
No. built87
Builder(s) W. D. Schock Corp
NameWavelength 24
Boat
Displacement 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
Draft 4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 24.00 ft (7.32 m)
LWL 20.33 ft (6.20 m)
Beam 9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,100 lb (499 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height31.25 ft (9.53 m)
J foretriangle base9.50 ft (2.90 m)
P mainsail luff27.33 ft (8.33 m)
E mainsail foot10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area140.07 sq ft (13.013 m2)
Jib/genoa area148.44 sq ft (13.791 m2)
Total sail area288.50 sq ft (26.803 m2)
Racing
Class association MORC
PHRF 162
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The Wavelength 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Paul Lindenberg as a Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) racer and first built in 1982. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, with initial production running from 1982 to 1990, with 87 boats delivered. Production was restarted in 2005, but by 2021 it was out of production once again. [1] [3] [5] [6]

Design

The Wavelength 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) and carries 1,100 lb (499 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [3]

The reintroduced 2005 version incorporated some design changes including an optional wing keel, as well as hammock style bunks with storage underneath. [3]

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard fin keel. [1] [3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) cockpit well-mounted outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3]

The original interior design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a pull-out two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm). [1] [3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 162 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h). [3]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Wavelength 24 Owners Group. [7]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Paul Lindenberg, a designer who specializes in lightweight racing sailboats, drew this vessel for W. D. Schock, and she was built from 1983 to 1992, and then recently reintroduced as a newly remodeled version. The new version has hammock-style bunks amidships which are lightweight, provide good support and comfort when racing, and give excellent access to the storage space under them. The boat appears to be remarkably similar to the Santana 23, a Shad Turner design for Schock, built from 1978 to 1987 ... The Wavelength comes with either a winged or standard fin keel, and looks like she should go fast with either keel setup. Best features: An open transom, similar to the Santana 23's, provides good access to an outboard engine, and ensures adequate drainage of water slopping onto the cockpit sole. Worst features: If we were in the market for a racing boat of this size and were tempted by the Wavelength, we might opt instead for the near clone, the Santana 23D because of its extra nine inches of headroom, and its lifting keel, which makes launching from a trailer infinitely easier than dealing with a fin keel at the ramp." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Wavelength 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Paul Lindenberg". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 249. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  4. ↑ "Wavelength 24". Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ↑ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Wavelength 24 Owners Group". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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