COLUMBIA 24 CHALLENGER

Sailboat Specifications

both US imperial metric

Hull Type:

Fin Keel

Rigging Type:

Masthead Sloop

LOA:

24.33 ft / 7.42 m

LWL:

18.00 ft / 5.49 m

Beam:

8.00 ft / 2.44 m

S.A. (reported):

288.00 ft² / 26.76 m²

Draft (max):

3.33 ft / 1.01 m

Displacement:

3,930 lb / 1,783 kg

Ballast:

1,800 lb / 816 kg

S.A./Disp.:

18.55

Bal./Disp.:

45.80

Disp./Len.:

300.83

Construction:

FG

Ballast Type:

Lead

First Built:

1962

Last Built:

1968

# Built:

534

Builder:

Glass Laminates/Columbia Yachts (USA)

Designer:

J. McGlasson

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

18.55

Bal./Disp.:

45.80

Disp./Len.:

300.83

Comfort Ratio:

19.12

Capsize Screening Formula:

2.03

S#:

1.85

Rig and Sail Particulars

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I:

30.10 ft / 9.17 m

J:

9.00 ft / 2.74 m

P:

27.00 ft / 8.23 m

E:

11.30 ft / 3.44 m

S.A. Fore:

135.45 ft² / 12.58 m²

S.A. Main:

152.55 ft² / 14.17 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

288.00 ft² / 26.76 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

18.55

Est. Forestay Len.:

31.42 ft / 9.58 m

Sailboat Links

Designers:

Joseph McGlasson

Builders:

Columbia Yachts

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

The COLUMBIA CHALLENGER is a raised deck version of the COLUMBIA 24. The COLUMBIA 24, COLUMBIA CONTENDER 24, and COLUMBIA CHALLENGER 24, all derive from the earlier ISLANDER 24.
Dimensions from builder literature (1964)

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