boatbuildlog

Production model

J/24

Built by J/Boats

A 24 ft fractional sloop designed by Rodney S. Johnstone, built from 1977. She carries 8 ft 11 in beam, 4 ft draft and 3,100 lb displacement. Hull form is fin with a transom-hung rudder.

The most successful one-design keelboat ever built, with thousands racing worldwide and a class association that has kept the rules tight for decades. J/Boats were founded in Rhode Island in 1977 by Rod and Bob Johnstone, and their designs have defined one-design keelboat racing in America ever since. The figures below come from owners who logged work on this boat here.

What building a J/24 actually takes

Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.

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Builds of this boat

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First 260 Spirit Beneteau 24′ 7″ (7.49 m) 0
Venture 24 MacGregor 24′ 7″ (7.49 m) 0
First 24 Beneteau 24′ 7″ (7.5 m) 0