Kiwi 24
Description
The Kiwi 24 (also known as the Kiwi 24 Quarter Tonner) is a high-performance fiberglass racer designed by Ron Holland (the New Zealand-born naval architect famous for IOR successes and later Whitbread/IMOCA boats). It was developed in 1973–1975 as a stock Quarter Ton Cup contender, based on Holland's 1973 IOR 1/4 ton winner Eyghtene (pronounced "eighteen" in Kiwi accent, leading to the rating-inspired name). The first production version was the Eyghtene 24 in the UK, with the Kiwi 24 as the US/export name. Built by small yards (e.g., New Orleans Marine or Florida builders like Gary Carlin in some owner accounts), it features a fin keel (some with unique daggerboard versions for shallow draft ~18 inches), spade rudder, aggressive IOR hull (pinched ends, wide midships for form stability), and a masthead sloop rig for competitive upwind/downwind performance. It's known for speed, handling, and occasional cruising interiors in early boats, though primarily a racer (e.g., participated in 1975–1976 Quarter Ton events). Production was limited (dozens of hulls, not high-volume), with variants like modified versions ("Business Machine" at 1976 Quarter Ton Cup) or evolutions (e.g., leading to Holland 25 concepts with boards).
Construction Details
| Designer | Ron Holland |
|---|---|
| Builder | Gary Carlin (Fla) |
| Length | 24.000 ft |
| LOA | 24.000 ft |
| LWL | 20.500 ft |
| Beam | 9.670 ft |
| Displacement | 4300 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.330 ft |
| Year Built | 1974 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 31.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 10 ft |
| p | 27 ft |
| e | 8 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.50 ft | 10 ft | 27 ft | 8 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Kiwi 24 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | * 27.81 ft - (8476 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.99 ° |
| Diagonal | * 27.89 ft - (8501 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | 107.89 ft² |
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Kiwi 24 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 26.44 ft - (8059 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13.23 ft - (4033 mm) |
| Leech | * 22.99 ft - (7007 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 152.07 ft² |
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Kiwi 24 - GENOA
| Luff | * 31.4 ft - (9571 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16.13 ft - (4916 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.55 ft - (9007 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 235.45 ft² |
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Kiwi 24 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 31.4 ft - (9571 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Foot | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 480.42 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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