~The C.W. Hood 24 is a "Easy-Luxury" daysailer — The Hood 24 — Introduced at the 2018 New England Boat Show.
Aimed at the fast-growing niche of sailors that demand comfortable, sporty, easy-to-handle — yet reasonably priced — daysailers, The Hood 24 is the latest 24-foot sailboat from C. W. Hood Yachts of Marblehead, Mass.
The boat features a Spirit-of-Tradition, modern classic hull sculpted by superyacht regatta-winning Stephens Waring Yacht Design of Belfast, Maine. It carries an enormous cockpit that can comfortably seat eight. Simple hardware and controls make the boat ideal for sailing clubs, families with children and pets.
Draft: 4 ft. 4 in.
Beam: 8 ft. 0 in.
Displacement: 2850
Standard features:
Specifications:
LOA - 23' 10"
LWL - 19' 4"
Beam - 8' 0"
Draft - 4′ 4"
Displacement - 2850 lbs
Sail Area - 300 sq. ft.
Features:
Hull:
Vacuum bagged Corecel foam hull utilizing biaxial fabrics for a strong, light hull
White hull with contrasting bootstripe of blue, green or red
Molded in cove stripe, gold
High lift rudder, 2 internal bearings, self aligning
Low drag / shallow draft lead keel
Epoxy barrier coat on bottom
Bottom paint green, blue, red Micron CSC
Deck:
Vacuum bagged Corecel foam deck with non-skid finish in Moondust/Smoke Grey color
Teak toe rail, oil finish
Teak coaming, oil finish
Cockpit has comfortable seating for 6 with wrap around teak coaming
Ergonomically correct seats / seat backs
Coolers and storage located in cockpit lazarettes
Well placed tiller and line / sheet console for easy single handling
Foredeck flush fitting deck hatch
Spars/ Rigging:
Keel stepped Seldén aluminum mast and boom, black Awlgrip
Wire rigging
Main halyard / Jib halyard
Rigid boom vang
Harken below deck roller furling for jib
Running Rigging:
Main and jib sheets, traveler control lines and backstay lead to mid cockpit control console
Deck Hardware:
Custom cast stainless steel chocks (2) forward, (2) midship and (2) aft
10″ pop up deck cleat at bow
8″ pop up deck cleat at stern
6″ pop up deck cleat midship for spring lines
20″ x 20″ flush deck hatch forward of mast
Harken curved track for jib with control lines
Harken cam cleats for jib sheet and roller furling line
Harken cam / swivel for mainsheet
Harken traveler with control lines
Harken thru-deck sheeve for backstay
Sails:
(1) North Sails full batten mainsail with Lazy Jacks
North Sails Self Tacking 95% roller furling jib
Miscellaneous:
Manual bilge pump
Ensign socket, teak pole and ensign
Name and hail on transom, vinyl graphics
Ronstan tiller extension
Safety/ Commissioning Package:
(2) Fenders with covers
(4) Docking lines
Fortress anchor with rode and chain in bag
(6) Life jackets
Horn
Flares
Boat hook
Owner’s orientation in Marblehead
