Captain Jack SparrowYeah, but who would get on that boat and sail it?
I'm a two finger typist and you beat me.Captain Jack Sparrow?
I'm unfamiliar with the J24 particulars. What makes them more susceptible to sinking than other boats of similar size/design?Sank several years ago in NYC City Island. Pulled from the bottom the next year.
J24s like to sink.
First up, the J/24 has an Angle of Vanishing Stability of less than 90 degrees. This is almost unheard of in modern yacht design. AVS is the angle of heel that the boat will last turn upright. More than this the boat will want to turn down. In most boats, this angle is between 100 and 130. On a J/24 the mast does not even have to be in the water before it turns!I'm unfamiliar with the J24 particulars. What makes them more susceptible to sinking than other boats of similar size/design?
My own boat, a Precision 21, shares the cockpit locker weakness. Quite a few people have modified their Precisions to rectify this weakness and I need to get off my butt and do it also.First up, the J/24 has an Angle of Vanishing Stability of less than 90 degrees. This is almost unheard of in modern yacht design. AVS is the angle of heel that the boat will last turn upright. More than this the boat will want to turn down. In most boats, this angle is between 100 and 130. On a J/24 the mast does not even have to be in the water before it turns!
The boat's cockpit and companionway design are very susceptible to downflooding at moderate angles; water entering the boat proper when heeled. This compounds #1
The cockpit lockers do not positively latch unless locked, a dumb builder trick shared by lots of small boats. They will flood the boat if opened.
The boats are race aggressively under spinnaker, which compounds the likelihood of wipe-outs.