Tanzer Craft Nutmeg 24
Description
The Nutmeg 24 is a classic Canadian trailerable sailboat designed by William Shaw as a versatile, family-oriented coastal cruiser and racer. It's a small recreational keelboat known for its sturdy construction, balanced performance, and ease of trailering, making it suitable for weekend escapes, club racing, or day sails with 2-4 crew on lakes or protected bays. First introduced in 1964 and built by Tanzer Industries (also known as Tanzercraft) in Dorval, Quebec, until the company's bankruptcy in 1986, around 100-200 units were produced (exact numbers unconfirmed). The design evolved from Shaw's earlier wooden prototypes—the 1955 Oriental Mercy and the Shaw 24—and was featured in the July 1964 issue of Popular Boating. A near-identical variant, the Hughes 24, was later built by Hughes Boat Works using the same molds.
Construction Details
| Designer | William H. "Bill" Shaw |
|---|---|
| Builder | Tanzer Industries, Canada |
| Length | 24.000 ft |
| LOA | 24.500 ft |
| LWL | 18.500 ft |
| Beam | 7.580 ft |
| Displacement | 3800 lb |
| Ballast | 1475 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.250 ft |
| Min Draft | 2.750 ft |
| Year Built | 1964 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 28.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.83 ft |
| p | 24.75 ft |
| e | 11.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.50 ft | 8.83 ft | 24.75 ft | 11.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Tanzer Craft Nutmeg 24 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 24.75 ft - (7544 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Leech | * 26.77 ft - (8159 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 26.92 ft - (8205 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 146.791 ft² |
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Tanzer Craft Nutmeg 24 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 23.87 ft - (7276 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.63 ft - (3545 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.83 ft - (6349 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.15 ft - (3094 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | * 121.13 ft² |
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Tanzer Craft Nutmeg 24 - GENOA
| Luff | * 28.35 ft - (8641 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.21 ft - (4331 mm) |
| Leech | * 26.73 ft - (8147 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.25 ft - (4039 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | * 187.82 ft² |
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Tanzer Craft Nutmeg 24 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 28.35 ft - (8641 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.57 ft - (4441 mm) |
| Leech | * 26.08 ft - (7949 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 309.79 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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