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RAINBOW 24

Built by Tidewater Boats (USA) • Designed by Sparkman & Stephens
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RAINBOW 24 - Drawing

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General Information

Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
First Built: 1962
Last Built: 1977
Number Built: 500

Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): 7.32 m
Length Waterline (LWL): 5.26 m
Beam: 1.91 m
Draft (Max): 1.07 m

Weight & Ballast

Displacement: 1,021 kg
Ballast: 508 kg
Ballast Type: Iron

Sail Plan

Foresail Area: 9.81 m²
Mainsail Area: 10.08 m²
Sail Area: 19.89 m²
Sail Area (reported): 19.88 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height): 7.32 m
J (Fore Triangle Base): 2.68 m
P (Mainsail Hoist): 6.61 m
E (Boom Length): 3.05 m
Est. Forestay Length: 7.79 m

Engine & Systems

Performance Ratios

Hull Speed: 5.57 knots
SA/Displacement (Calc): 20.00
SA/Displacement (Reported): 19.99
Ballast/Disp Ratio: 49.78%
Displacement/Length: 195.69
Comfort Ratio: 15.69
Capsize Screening: 1.91
S-Number: 3.10
Immersion: 69 kg/cm

Notes

S&S design #1701. Originally designed in 1961 for the Annapolis Sailing School. A version with extended coach roof was called the RAINBOW WEEKENDER. Another version without any cuddy or cabin was built for the U. S. Naval Academy and called the KNOCKABOUT. Including all variants, it is thought that around 500 hulls were built.

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