Buccaneer 240 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · full

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

23.67' · 7.21 m

Displ.

4,000 lbs · 1,814 kg

First year

1975

The Buccaneer 240, introduced in the mid1970s by Bayliner’s sailing division, represents a specific era of American boatbuilding where the focus shifted from racing pedigree to accessible, familyoriented cruising. Emerging during the fuel crisis when the founder of Bayliner, J. Orin Edson, sought to provide windpowered alternatives to his successful powerboat line, the 240 was designed as a "maximum volume" trailerable cruiser. While many traditionalists of the time favored the narrow, deepkeel designs of the CCA era, the Buccaneer 240 embraced a boxy, highfreeboard aesthetic to provide an interior living space that was virtually unheard of for a 24foot vessel. This model, often built at plants in Arlington, Washington, and Pipestone, Minnesota, was part of a broader effort to democratize sailing by prioritizing price point and "dockside livability" over offshore performance.