The Weekender 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser and first built in 1965.
It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom with a lazarette; an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller; a self-bailing cockpit and a fixed fin keel.
[1][3] The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
[3] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "with its relatively short mast (only 27 feet above the water), close to 50 percent ballast to displacement ratio, and a cast iron keel with its weight concentrated in a bulb at the bottom, the boat is about as stiff as she can be.
Worst features: With her relatively small sail area, she is not fast compared to, say, a J/24 or other modern boat, but if well-sailed might keep up with some of her contemporaries, such as an Ensign or Electra.