Jaguar 24 Buyer's Guide
The Jaguar 24 is a 1990-era Tony Castro design built by Jaguar Yachts Ltd. as a modern European replacement for the Jaguar 25, and it remains a recognizable small trailer-sailer on the British used market. For a shopper, the appeal is a light-displacement fractional sloop of solid fibreglass with an open-plan interior and a self-tacking rig — but the boat's modest ballast and shallow bilge keels define where it belongs.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Jaguar 24 follows the same open-plan accommodation, with no structural bulkheads to subdivide the cabin. The removable companionway steps lead down to a port-side heads with a thwartships loo, an L-shaped forward saloon seat that extends the twin forward berths, and a starboard galley. The cabin table drops to form an extra berth, and the aft double berth sits below the cockpit, reached by taking out the steps. Berths are quoted at four to five, with headroom of 5 feet 9½ inches at the hatch tapering to 5 feet 7 inches forward.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The defining factory feature is the centrally mounted outboard well, which accepts an outboard up to 10 hp though 6 to 8 hp units are more common; a buyer should confirm the well and transom structure are sound and that a sensible engine is fitted. Rigging is a fractional sloop with a self-tacking roller-furling main and a removable mainsheet traveller, and lines are led aft for cockpit sail handling — a layout that needs little modification. Because the small foresail leaves offwind work wanting, a spinnaker with its own sheets is the one sail-plan addition a cruising buyer will feel the lack of.
What to Inspect
The Jaguar 24's construction followed the norm for the time in solid fibreglass with an iron bilge keel, so the usual fibreglass and keel-bond inspections apply. The open-plan, bulkhead-free interior means the hull alone carries loads normally taken by partitions, and the removable companionway steps are the access path to the aft berth — check that the step mounts and the surrounding sole are undistressed. Confirm the outboard well is watertight and that the iron keels show no advanced corrosion at the casting seams.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Jaguar 24 is found on the used market in the United Kingdom. For a coastal or estuary cruiser seeking easy handling and a roomy cabin in a trailerable package, the boat delivers, provided the buyer accepts its limited offshore credentials.
- Verify the iron bilge keels for corrosion and sound attachment
- Check the outboard well and transom for watertightness
- Inspect the removable companionway steps and sole for load-bearing condition
- Confirm a 6–10 hp outboard is fitted and serviced
- Look for a spinnaker as the key offwind sail addition
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jaguar 24. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $4,722 | — |
Where they're listed
Jaguar 24 listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $4,722 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
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2 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau First 24 | 24.61' | $ 20,975 | 27 | 6 |
| Jaguar 24You are here | — | $ 4,722 | 2 | 0 |