SHARK 24
Fractional Sloop • Fin w/transom hung rudder • Built 1959
Dimensions
- LOA
- 24 ft
- LWL
- 20 ft
- Beam
- 6.83 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.16 ft
- Displacement
- 2,200 lbs
- Ballast
- 675 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.10 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 18.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 123
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 30.7%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 190 sq ft
- I
- 20 ft
- J
- 7.3 ft
- P
- 23 ft
- E
- 10.2 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/transom hung rudder
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1959
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 2500
Notes: The first SHARK was built of plywood. But when designer/builder George Hinterhoeller started building them of fiberglass he couldn't keep up with demand and the design became an international success. \nSince then, more than 2,500 Sharks have been built. Besides North America, Sharks sail the lakes of Austria, Switzerland, Germany and the waters of the Swedish archipelago. \nThere have been a number of cosmetic changes to the design but, by in large, one-design standards have been maintained.\n'Sharkscan' has been the class newsletter.\nPhoto courtesy of Adam Hunt.
Designer
- George Hinterhoeller (1928–1999)
Builders
- C&C Yachts (1969–2018)
- Halman Manufacturing Co. (1978–1997)
- Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd. (1963–1994)