Moore 24
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The Moore 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by George Olson and Ron Moore as a racer and first built in 1972.<ref name="Data">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Henkel">Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 261. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Template:ISBN</ref>
Production
The design is built by Moore Sailboats in the United States. The company built 156 boats between 1972 and 1988, with two more in more recent years, for a total of 158. The design remains in production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Official">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Design
The Moore 24 is a development of Grendel, a prototype sailboat that was intended for a Transpacific Yacht Race for boats under Template:Convert in length. That race was never held, but Grendel went on to win the 1970 Midget Ocean Racing Class (MORC) championships. Grendel had a beam of under Template:Convert, but the production boat was given a wider beam of Template:Convert. The Moore 24 also received a raised deck to increase headroom below, a relocated keel and a new sail plan. Development has continued though the production period of the boat and production boats in 2021 were all flush-decked, with open transoms, while remaining class-legal.<ref name="Henkel"/>
The Moore 24 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces Template:Convert and carries Template:Convert of ballast, giving it a high ballast-displacement of 48.78%.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>
The boat has a draft of Template:Convert with the standard keel. It is normally fitted with a small Template:Convert outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. It has sleeping accommodation for two people. Cabin headroom is Template:Convert.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 156 according to The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats and 150 according to the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay. It has a hull speed of Template:Convert.<ref name="Henkel"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: She's fast in heavy air; the high (50%) B/D ratio helps to keep the Moore 24 on her feet. Worst features: Due to her light weight and cramped cabin space, almost no one would want to buy this design as a cruising boat."<ref name="Henkel"/>
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Moore 24 National Association.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Serial circumnavigator Webb Chiles sailed his Moore 24, Gannet, solo around the world from 2014–2019, departing and arriving San Diego, California.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2016 the Moore 24 Mas! won the Pacific Cup overall, double handed, crewed by Mark English and Ian Rogers. The two set a new course record for the Moore 24 of 10 days 14 hours and 30 minutes<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with a 240 mile best 24 hour run.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>