Sunbeam 24.2Schöchl revitalises small cruiser

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 12.09.2011

Sunbeam 24.2: Schöchl revitalises small cruiserPhoto: Werft
Sunbeam 24.2: conventional rig, modern superstructure
The Austrian shipyard has reworked the successful Sunbeam 24 and is already showing the Nissen design at Interboot

The boat, which was launched in 2001, is now to be offered as an easy-to-handle and equipped daysailer with equipment options. The interior has grown visually because there is no longer any separation from the foredeck. Equipment such as a chemical toilet, cupboard, cool box or pantry are extras that the dealer can install on request and that are supplied by the shipyard. These items disappear into drawers or under the cockpit grommets when not in use, which means that the interior remains spacious. A double berth is installed in the foredeck and the saloon offers two additional berths.

  Interior with four bunks and sliding modulesPhoto: Werft Interior with four bunks and sliding modules

With a weight of well under 2,000 kilograms, the ship should be easy to trailer. It is available with a fixed and a swing keel. The deck has been partially redesigned and the superstructure is now modelled on the striking newer Sunbeam models 30.1 and 36.1. The shipyard has abandoned the backstayless mountain current rig for this boat, as this allowed a lighter profile to be selected. The target sales price is just under 42,000 euros including propulsion.

The Sunbeam 24.2 can be seen at Interboot in Hall 1, Stand 101.

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Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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