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| Specifications Under Current Rules |
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| Number of crew |
3-5 |
| LOA |
7.32 m 24 ft |
| LWL |
6.10 m 20 ft |
| Beam |
2.71 m 8.9 ft |
| Hull weight (with fittings) |
1,406 kg 3,100 lb |
| Sail area with 100% headsail |
261 sq.ft 24.25 m |
| I |
8.00 m 26.25 ft |
| J |
2.90 m 9.5 ft |
| P |
8.53 m 28.00 ft |
| E |
2.97 m 9.75 ft
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The International J/24 is the world's most popular keelboat as measured by hulls produced. [1] [2] [3] [4]. In the summer of 1975 Rod Johnstone designed and built hull number 1 in his garage in Stonington, Conn. "Ragtime" would serve as the master mold for the subsequent hulls. Since then over 5200 have been produced. By 1978 the class was popular enough to hold a a one-design regatta in Key West with twenty boats on the line.
The class is established in nearly 40 countries with well over 100 active fleets. J/24s are usually raced with a crew of five, but class rules require only that there be at least three crew, with a total combined weight under 882lbs (400kg).
The boat is manufactured in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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List of ISAF international keelboat classes |
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