Westwind 24

The Westwind 24, also called the Paceship P 24, is a keelboat designed as a heavy displacement coastal cruiser.
First built in 1966 by Paceship Yachts in Mahone Bay, Canada, it is now out of production.

Design

Designed by Ted Hood, the fibreglass hull has a fixed, rounded long keel forming a deep V-shape. It is here that the of lead ballast is placed, where it is most effective.
A swing centreboard gives a draft of between and.
There is an outboard motor mount in a well in the lazarette.
It has a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller.
The cabin has four berths. In the cabin there is a sink to port and an ice box to starboard. The head, water tank, and grey water tank are in the V-berth. Cabin headroom is and the fresh water tank has a capacity of.
The masthead sloop rig may be equipped with a spinnaker. The hull speed is and the PHRF racing average handicap of 231.