Clyde 19/24 Class Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · full

Rig

Gaffhead Sloop

LOA

24' · 7.32 m

Disp.

8,818 lbs · 4,000 kg

First year

1896

The Clyde 19/24 Class stands as a brilliant monument to the Golden Age of Scottish yacht design. Born in the competitive crucible of the Firth of Clyde in 1896, this restricted development class was established during a conference of the Clyde Yacht Clubs. The class was conceived to replace the earlier Clyde 17/19 Class, which had reached the absolute limit of its design evolution after William Fife III’s legendary Hatasoo swept the racing circuit. Seeking a more balanced, seakindly, and "wholesome" vessel, the Clyde Yacht Clubs' conference set forth a new set of measurement rules governing length on deck (LOD limit of 24 feet) and waterline length (maximum of 19 feet). The resulting fleet attracted the finest naval architects of the era, including Alfred Mylne, William Fife III, George Lennox Watson, and Linton Hope, who drafted some of the most beautiful and enduring classic wooden yachts ever to sail British waters.