Guy Thompson T 24

Guy Thompson designed three ‘T’ yachts: the T 24, the T 27 and the T 31. Here we have his smallest, the T 24.

His practice was to first make a scale model; test it, modify if necessary and test again, and when satisfied use the lines for the drawings of the full-size yacht. Interestingly he wanted minimum wetted surface, a high ballast ratio and a skeg mounted rudder placed well aft for directional stability. Both ends of the boat were full to prevent pitching. This combination with a very practical interior for a crew of two or three was a winner. She was fast and could be described as a cruiser/racer.

Forget the fact that she has five berths, for the interior is small by modern standards, and with five persons aboard they would feel cramped.

As I prepare this post, there’s a very nice Thompson T24 at Ebay. The asking price is £9,000. To see the advert key in the following number into the Ebay search box: 391143969201.

Dimensions

LOA:  24 ft

LWL: 21 ft

Beam: 8 ft

Draught: 5 ft 3 in

Links

Guy Thompson T24

http://sailing.agyra.com/p/thompson-t24.html

Thompson 24

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?CLASS_ID=3782

Guy Thompson Yacht Designs

http://sailboatdata.com/view_designer.asp?designer_id=73

Guy Thompson T24 (Nice photo)

http://www.sailingnetworks.com/design/d-guy-thompson-t24

Design 1969 Journal – Guy Thompson 24

http://vads.ac.uk/diad/article.php?title=247&article=d.247.30

Guy Thompson

http://www.freebase.com/m/05c384_

Guy Thompson

http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Guy-Thompson/1336339691

Thompson 24 for Sale £3,750

http://suffolk.boatshed.com/thompson_t24-boat-165115.html