Balboa 24

Summary

The Balboa 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner and William Downing as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4]

Balboa 24
Development
DesignerW. Shad Turner & William Downing
LocationUnited States
Year1981
Builder(s)Coastal Recreation, Inc
Laguna Yachts
RoleRacer-Cruiser
NameBalboa 24
Boat
Crewtwo
Displacement2,600 lb (1,179 kg)
Draft2.92 ft (0.89 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA23.58 ft (7.19 m)
LWL20.00 ft (6.10 m)
Beam8.33 ft (2.54 m)
Engine typeOutboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast900 lb (408 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height24.00 ft (7.32 m)
J foretriangle base8.80 ft (2.68 m)
P mainsail luff23.00 ft (7.01 m)
E mainsail foot10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area115.00 sq ft (10.684 m2)
Jib/genoa area105.60 sq ft (9.811 m2)
Spinnaker area360 sq ft (33 m2)
Total sail area220.60 sq ft (20.494 m2)
Racing
D-PN99.0
PHRF186

The Balboa 24 is a development of the similar 1980 Laguna 24S.[1]

Production edit

The design was built in the United States by Coastal Recreation, Inc in Costa Mesa, California and Laguna Yachts of Stanton, California, which bought out Coastal Recreation. The boat is now out of production.[1][3][5][6]

Design edit

The Balboa 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars. A masthead rig was optional. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin shoal draft keel. The cabin is equipped with a "pop-top". It has a 26.50 ft (8.08 m) mast, displaces 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) and carries 900 lb (408 kg) of ballast. An optional tall rig version with a 28.00 ft (8.53 m) mast and a masthead rig displaces 2,800 lb (1,270 kg) and carries 1,100 lb (499 kg) of ballast.[1][3][4]

The boat has a draft of 2.92 ft (0.89 m) with the standard shoal draft keel. It is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner, alcohol-fired stove, an ice box and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. The interior is trimmed with teak.[1][3]

Ventilation is provided by a plexiglass hatch on the foredeck and a cabin pop-top that also provides 6 ft (180 cm) of headroom when in the open position.[1][3]

For sailing the design is equipped with a spinnaker of 360 sq ft (33 m2) or 462 sq ft (42.9 m2) for the tall rig version.[3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick DP-N racing average handicap of 99.0, a PHRF of 186 and is raced with a crew of two sailors.[3][4]

Operational history edit

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "Two rigs are available for this sloop. The first has a 26 1/2-foot mast; the taller rig has a 28-foot mast and 200 additional pounds of ballast. The latter is the better rig for racing."[3]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel noted that the boat has only 47 in (119 cm) of cabin headroom and a short keel that may reduce upwind performance.[4]

See also edit

Related development

Similar sailboats

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Balboa 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "W. Shad Turner". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 122-123. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  4. ^ a b c d Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 273. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coastal Recreation Inc. 1968 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Laguna Yachts 1973 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.