Snapdragon 24 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · twin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

24.5' · 7.47 m

Disp.

3,850 lbs · 1,746 kg

First year

1962

The Snapdragon 24 represents a refined iteration of the classic Thames Marine formula, emerging as a sturdier and slightly more spacious successor to the groundbreaking Snapdragon 23. Designed and built during the height of the British fiberglass boatbuilding boom on Canvey Island, the 24 was engineered to maximize interior volume and stability within a compact, "pocket cruiser" footprint. As a quintessential example of the "everyman's yacht," it served as a primary gateway for middleclass families entering the cruising lifestyle in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Its heavyset profile and signature bilge keels made it an ideal vessel for the tidal estuaries of the United Kingdom, where the ability to dry out upright on a mud berth was a requirement rather than a luxury.