Laguna 24S

The Laguna 24S is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and first built in 1980.

The same basic design was used for the Balboa 24 in 1981.

Production
The design was built by Laguna Yachts in the United States, from 1980 to 1987 with 350 boats completed, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Laguna 24S is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3600 lb and carries 900 lb of ballast.

The Laguna 24ST model has a mast that is about 1.6 ft taller.

The boat has a draft of 2.92 ft with the standard shoal draft keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has a hull speed of 5.99 kn.

Variants

 * Laguna 24S
 * This model was introduced in 1980. It displaces 2600 lb and carries 900 lb of ballast.


 * Laguna 24ST
 * This tall mast model has a mast about 1.6 ft taller, 200 lb more ballast and was introduced in 1984. It displaces 2800 lb and carries 1100 lb of ballast.