The Westwind 24, also called the Paceship P 24, is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ted Hood as a cruiser and first built in 1966.
It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed, rounded long keel with a retractable centreboard.
In 1967 he designed the deep-bellied whalelike hull you see here for Paceship Yachts of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
Above the waterline, the hull is quite conventional, but the lower midships section descends into a deep V down where ballast is most effective ...
The hull depth also permits a lower cabin sole which together with a doghouse in the cabintop yields the most headroom compared to her comp[etitor]s. Best features: In general, owners seem quite satisfied with their choice of boat.