Columbia 24 Challenger
The Columbia 24 Challenger, or Columbia Challenger 24, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Joseph McGlasson and first built in 1962.
The design is a raised-deck development of the Columbia 24, which, in turn, was a development of the Islander 24.
Production
The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States between 1962 and 1968, with 534 boats completed, but it is now out of production.Design
The Columbia 24 Challenger was intended as a raised-deck, economy model for the Columbia line and sold at a lower price than the Columbia 24, due to lower production costs.The Columbia 24 Challenger is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel, with a cut-away forefoot. It displaces and carries of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. A galley was optional. The head is located in the bow cabin, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 258 and a hull speed of.