Shark 24
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| Development | |
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| Designer | George Hinterhoeller |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario |
| Year | 1959 |
| No. built | over 2500 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Builder(s) | Hinterhoeller Limited C&C Yachts Halman Manufacturing Co. Bodo Guenther Marinedepot* (*current builder) |
| Role | racer, recreational sailing |
| Name | Shark 24 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2 to 3 |
| Displacement | 2,100 lb (950 kg) |
| Draft | 3 ft 2 in (0.97 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | Fibre-reinforced plastic |
| LOA | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| LWL | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Beam | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Engine type | 3–6 hp (2.2–4.5 kW) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fixed fin |
| Ballast | iron 675 lb (306 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom hung spade |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.3 ft (2.2 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.2 ft (3.1 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional sloop |
| Mainsail area | 117.3 sq ft (10.90 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 73 sq ft (6.8 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 190 sq ft (18 m2) |
| Class is a member of World Sailing | |
The Shark 24 is a Canadian-designed 24 ft sailing yacht which has earned itself a reputation of extraordinary reliability and longevity among sailors both in North America and Central Europe. Having been designed by George Hinterhoeller back in 1959 to cope well even with the harshest conditions found in the Great Lakes region, the vessel has proven to be well suited for extended leisure trips as well as for tough racing.[1] The Shark 24 was awarded International status by World Sailing in 2000.[2]
History
George Hinterhoeller grew up in Austria where he sailed the light displacement fin keel sailboats that were common there. By 1959 he had emigrated to Canada and was working for a boat builder in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Hinterhoeller decided to design and build a sailboat for himself that was similar to what he had sailed in his youth in Austria. The result was a 22 ft (6.7 m) plywood boat he named Teeter Totter. Other sailors saw the resulting boat, and how fast it sailed compared to the heavy displacement boats common on the Great Lakes at the time and asked Hinterhoeller to build similar boats for them. Hinterhoeller modified the design, stretching it out to 24 ft (7.3 m) and started production of what he then called the Shark. The customer who commissioned the fifth hull requested it be built in fibreglass and offered to help Hinterhoeller build it using this new material. The resulting boat was a success and all subsequent Shark produced were built in fibreglass as this resulted in a lighter boat that took far less time to build so was less expensive and required much less ongoing maintenance.[1][3]
Design
The shark is a light displacement cruising and racing sailboat. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, a small cabin and a self-bailing cockpit. The iron fin keel, combined with a transom hung spade rudder, and a flat run aft allows the hull to ride up on its bow wave and plane under the right conditions, giving the Shark more speed than a displacement hull of the same waterline length. It had a displacement-length ratio of 123, extraordinarily low for its time.[3][4][5] The Shark has a V-berth, two quarter berths, and a small galley with sink, stove and icebox. It has sitting headroom under the small deckhouse.[3]
Events
World Championship
A World Championship Regatta for the Shark 24 class has been continuously contested for over 50 years. The regatta follows a three-year rotation where for two consecutive years the regatta is hosted by the Canadian Shark Class Association in Canada, and the third year it is held in Europe in Austria, Germany, or Switzerland.[6]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 1966 Ottawa | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin |
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| 1967 Montreal | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin |
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| 1968 Niagara-on-the-Lake | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin |
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| 1969 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Roy Brown | |
| 1970 Ottawa | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin |
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| 1971 Mississauga | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jim Jackson |
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| 1972 Kingston | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Horst Shaunbacher |
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| 1973 Montreal | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada John Fitzpatrick |
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| 1974 Sandhamn | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Horst Shaunbacher |
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| 1975 Fort Erie | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada John Fitzpatrick |
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| 1976 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Eric Schauman |
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| 1977 Travemünde | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Helmut Jungbut |
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| 1978 Mississauga | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Clare Norris |
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| 1979 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Walton |
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| 1980 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Rudi Magg |
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| 1981 Mississauga | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Ralph Gilbert |
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| 1982 Hamilton | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Paul Davis |
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| 1983 Attersee | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Anton Stader |
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| 1984 Fort Erie | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Hal Ebert Mike Entwistle Sandy Ebert |
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| 1985 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Dana Richardson Peter Eagar Mo Regnier |
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| 1986 Konstanz | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flossi Felsecker |
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| 1987 Niagara-on-the-Lake | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Hal Ebert Mike Entwistle Sandy Ebert |
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| 1988 Fort Erie | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Hal Ebert Mike Entwistle Sandy Ebert |
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| 1989 Attersee | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flossi Felsecker |
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| 1990 Kingston | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Schell |
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| 1991 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Vickery David Starck Jamie Day |
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| 1992 Kreuzlingen | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flossi Felsecker |
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| 1993 Oakville | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Greg Cockburn Peter Eagar Christine Forsyth |
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| 1994 Niagara-on-the-Lake | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy |
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| 1995 Friedrichshaven | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy |
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| 1996 Kingston | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jeff Mitchell Peter Aker Robert McCooey |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Graham Jones Tof Nicoll-Griffith Luis Carrasco |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jack Mitchell Chris Daniels Ken Mitchell |
| 1997 Fort Erie | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jack Mitchell Chris Daniels Ken Mitchell |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jeff Mitchell Peter Aker Robert McCooey |
| 1998 Breitenbrunn | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy John Clark Kathy Ruddy |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flossi Felsecker Franz Lackerbauer Johannes Tinsobin |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Franz Flasch Franz Gratzel Doris Potsch |
| 1999 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin John Dakin Julian Aziz |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jack Mitchell Chris Daniels Ken Mitchell |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Mark Wiggins |
| 2000 Parry Sound | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy John Clark Martin Shaw |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin John Dakin Julian Aziz |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jeff Mitchell Andrew Shaw Peter Aker |
| 2001 Kreuzlingen | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy John Clark |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flossi Felsecker |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Rodney Smith |
| 2002 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Greg Cockburn Peter Eagar Christine Forsyth |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Steve Elwood |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Michael Lee |
| 2003 Ottawa | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Greg Cockburn Peter Eagar Christine Forsyth |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin John Dakin Julian Aziz |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Don Ruddy John Clark |
| 2004 Müritz | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada John Clark John Fraser Ethier Annie Claude |
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Jürgen Ahlfeldt Jürgen Borgwardt Dieter Dülffer |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Michael Schahpar Elfriede Schahpar Peter Feichtinger |
| 2005 Windsor | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sid Dakin John Dakin Kyle Dakin |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Paul Davis Peter van Rossem Nathan Baron |
| 2006 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Stephen Jones Lisa Katz Jones Kathryn Fuller |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jeremy Lucas Chris Dorrington Graham Eisenhauer |
| 2007 Traunsee | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Horst Rudorffer Anita Correll Thomas Molz |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Michael Schahpar Florian Leitner Elfriede Schahpar |
| 2008 Hamilton | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada John Dakin Kyle Dakin Morgan Dakin |
| 2009 Niagara-on-the-Lake | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Josh Wiwcharyk Chris Clarke Martha Rafuse |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
| 2010 Kreuzlingen | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Greg Cockburn Hal Ebert Peter Aker |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ernst Felsecker Klaus Kratochwill Franz Gratzel |
| 2011 Montreal | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada David Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada George Stedman Etienne Portelance Robert Levy |
| 2012 Kingston | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Robert Davis Paul Davis Brandon Tattersall |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Aker Howard Moscrop David Giles |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Johan Koppernaes Doug Brown Michael Lee |
| 2013 Muritz | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Keven Piper Tom Nelson Jordin Clark |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Michael Schahpar Bernhard Hynie Nancy Harvey Douglas Mc Farlane |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Greg Cockburn Hal Ebert Peter Aker |
| 2014 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Keven Piper Tom Nelson Jordin Clark |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Van Rossem Peter Van Rossem Jr Stan Wallace |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Andrew Morgan Daina Morgan Martin Shaw |
| 2015 Ottawa | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Dave Foy Jamie Foy David O'Sullivan |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada John Dakin Morgan Dakin Trevor Dakin |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Van Rossem Stan Wallace Peter Jr. Van Rossem |
| 2016 Ebensee | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Michael Schahpar Klaus Kratochwill Ben Hynie |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Keven Piper Tom Nelson Jordin Clark |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Christan Binder Thomas Czajka Harald Hynie |
| 2017 Toronto | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Richard Robarts Colin Clark Cameron Mason |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Greg Cockburn & crew |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jeffrey Gillmeister & crew |
| 2018 Kingston | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Stephen Jones Geoff Moore Breck McFarlane |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Martin Shaw Andrew Morgan Daina Morgan |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Van Rossem Stan Wallace Matt Fair |
| 2019 Muritz | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Christian Binder Harald Hynie Thomas Czajka |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Peter Van Rossem Matthew Fair James Fair |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Michael Schahpar Ben Hynie Klaus Kratochwill |
| 2020 Montreal |
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See also
Similar sailboats
- Achilles 24
- C&C 24
- Challenger 24
- Columbia 24
- Dana 24
- Islander 24
- Islander 24 Bahama
- J/24
- MacGregor 24
- Mirage 24
- Nutmeg 24
- San Juan 24
- Seidelmann 245
- Tonic 23
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Shark". Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ↑ "World Sailing - Shark 24". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Shark". Canadian Yachting. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ "George Hinterhoeller". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ "Royal Canadian Yacht Club Models - Panel 11, Shark 1960". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ "Shark 24 Racing". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Shark 24, Sailboat at Wikimedia Commons
