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Lapworth 24
The Lapworth 24, sometimes called an L24, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bill Lapworth as a cruiser and first built in 1958.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 296. International Marine/ McGraw-Hill, 2010. The Lapworth 24 design was developed into the flush-deck Gladiator 24 in 1958. The Spartan 24 was developed from the same design as an economy model. Production The design was built by Continental Plastics in Costa Mesa, California, United States, starting in 1958, but is now out of production. Design The Lapworth 24 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel, with a cut-away forefoot. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is normally fitted with a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Lapworth
Charles William Lapworth (12 December 1919 – 3 April 2006) was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as "one of the foremost West Coast naval architects in the post-World War II period", he has been nominated to the US National Sailing Hall of Fame. Early life Born on 12 December 1919 in Detroit, Michigan. He went to the University of Michigan, completing a degree in marine engineering and naval architecture. He went on to serve in the US Navy in World War II as an officer in the bureau of ships at Quincy, Massachusetts. He later served at naval repair base at San Diego. Professional life After the war Lapworth moved to California and became partners in a yacht design business with Merle Davis in Los Angeles. In less than a year Davis had died, leaving Lapworth to run the business alone. He earned some income by doing marine surveyor work. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
