The ETAP 24i is a Belgian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen as a cruiser and first built in 1999.
[1][4] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 9 hp (7 kW) or a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.
It is small enough to trail, big enough to cruise for a fortnight, and fast enough to win races, the Etap 24i is as versatile as they come.
The 24i was never overpowered in these conditions and always felt solid and controllable, whether tacking, gybing, working to windward, or skimming down waves.
If you pinch the boat when going to windward, it makes noticeable leeway, but as soon as you fill the sails properly and foot off a bit, it digs in and behaves like a standard fin.