- Length
- 7.42 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.01 m
- Sail area
- 26.76 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.42 m
- Waterline length
- 5.49 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.01 m
- Displacement
- 1,783 kg
- Ballast
- 816 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 26.76 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.17 m²
- Foresail area
- 12.58 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.17 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.74 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.23 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.44 m
- Forestay length
- 9.58 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel
- Ballast material
- Lead
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1962
- Production ended
- 1968
- Hulls built
- 534
- Designer
- J. McGlasson
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.55
- Displacement / length
- 300.83
- Ballast / displacement
- 45.8 %
- Comfort ratio
- 19.12
- Capsize screening
- 2.03
- Hull speed
- 5.69 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 24 Challenger1 generation
01
1962–1968