Helms 24
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
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|designer = Stuart Windley
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|location = United States
|year = 1977
|no built = 750
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|builder = Jack A. Helms Co.
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|4200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|23.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|20.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|1850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|30.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|E = {{convert|9.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|114.75|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|160.13|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 234
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The Helms 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley as a cruiser and first built in 1977.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/helms-24|title= Helms 24 sailboat|access-date= 12 May 2021|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210512150309/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/helms-24|archive-date= 12 May 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/windley-stuart|title= Stuart Windley|access-date= 12 May 2021|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210415150849/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/windley-stuart|archive-date= 15 April 2021|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 293. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}
Production
The design was built by Jack A. Helms Co., a furniture maker in Irmo, South Carolina, United States. Production was started in 1977 with 750 boats completed in total, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/helms-jack-a-helms-co|title = Helms - Jack A. Helms Co. 1974 - 1984|access-date = 12 May 2021|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url = https://archive.today/20201018210649/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/helms-jack-a-helms-co|archive-date = 18 October 2020|url-status = live}}
Design
The Helms 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces {{convert|4200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.17|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|3.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|4|to|8|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. A Yanmar 1GM10 diesel inboard engine was optional.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin, with the port one able to be converted into a double. The galley is located on the starboard side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, icebox and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on both sides and includes a sink. Cabin headroom is {{convert|68|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of {{convert|6.1|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the brochure says she sleeps five, with the port settee converting to a double. But even assuming the starboard settee extends aft under the stove for foot room, it's hard to imagine five full-sized humans sleeping aboard comfortably, especially with the kiddy-sized V-berth forward. Best features: With her wide beam and high sheer, her space ... and headroom are much better than her comp[etitor]s. Her longer waterline and higher B/D ratio also help in the speed department, as indicated by her lower PHRF rating. Worst features: There may have been problems with leakage around the external lead keel seam..."
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20210512150855/https://www.sailboatlistings.com/sailimg/m/79083/main.jpg Photo of a Helms 24]
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs