Westwind 24

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Westwind 24
Development
Designer Ted Hood
Location Canada
Year1966
Builder Paceship Yachts
Role Cruiser
NameWestwind 24
Boat
Displacement 4,630 lb (2,100 kg)
Draft 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with centreboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fibreglass
LOA 23.92 ft (7.29 m)
LWL 18.08 ft (5.51 m)
Beam 7.96 ft (2.43 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel and centreboard
Ballast2,370 lb (1,075 kg)
Rudderinternally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height31.79 ft (9.69 m)
J foretriangle base10.00 ft (3.05 m)
P mainsail luff28.70 ft (8.75 m)
E mainsail foot10.75 ft (3.28 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area154.26 sq ft (14.331 m2)
Jib/genoa area158.95 sq ft (14.767 m2)
Total sail area313.21 sq ft (29.098 m2)
Racing
PHRF 231

The Westwind 24, also called the Paceship P 24, is a keelboat designed as a heavy displacement coastal cruiser.

First built in 1966 by Paceship Yachts in Mahone Bay, Canada, it is now out of production. [1]

Design

The boat was designed by Ted Hood. The hull, skeg, deck, and rudder are hand-laid fibreglass reinforced polyster resin. [2] The hull has a fixed, rounded long keel forming a deep V-shape. [3] It is here that the 2,370 lb (1,075 kg) of cast iron ballast is placed. [2] A swing centreboard gives a draft of between 2.10 ft (0.64 m) and 5.50 ft (1.68 m). [3]

It has a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller.

The masthead sloop rig may be equipped with a spinnaker. [1] The hull speed is 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h). [3]

The cabin has four berths. In the cabin there is a sink to port and an ice box to starboard. The head, 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) water tank, and grey water tank are in the V-berth. Cabin headroom is 66 in (168 cm). [1]

Interior trim is mahogany, and exterior trim is teak. [2]

There is an outboard motor mount in a well in the bulkheaded self-draining lazarette. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Westwind 24 (Paceship) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.paceship.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 302. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0