[1][3] The design was built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, but only a small number were completed before production ended.
[1][4] The Nonsuch 324 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.
It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a carbon fibre wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel.
[1] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW).
[1] The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 175 and a hull speed of 7.18 kn (13.30 km/h).