The class · late 1970s · 3 built
24The first one. Doug Hemphill's answer to the J/24, cold moulded in wood with a weighted daggerboard.
Designed by Doug Hemphill, built by Hotfoot Boats on Vancouver Island.
photo — Arkle, the restored 24
Numbers
Length overall24 ft
BuiltThree, cold moulded wood
KeelWeighted daggerboard
DesignerDoug Hemphill
Displacement— tell us
Sail area— tell us
PHRF, typical— tell us
The spec sheet
as the builder wrote itWhat we know–Hemphill's first design
–Cold moulded wood hulls
–Weighted daggerboard, not a fin
–Three were built
Where they went–Arkle restored and still racing
–Two more unaccounted for
–All around Vancouver Island
–Wood, so condition matters
What we need–Photos of the other two
–Original drawings or offsets
–Sail dimensions
–Anybody who sailed one
A short history
Mid 1970s
Drawn as a light answer to the boats coming out of the J shop.
Late 1970s
Three hulls built in cold moulded wood.
Then
The lessons go straight into the 27.
Now
Arkle is restored and still on the race course.
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