rashford
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Has anyone any information on the Achilles 24 - good or bad ! Comments on both fin and triple keel version welcome. I'm considering one as a short-handed cruiser . Is there an owners association ? I can't find one.
Achilles 24
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Apetts
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I have no personal experience of them but there was a chap kept a bilge keel version in Ravenglass on the Cumbria coast. He sailes it single handed to Iceland and further afield - often. He wrote articles for the various mags back in the 80's.
Bladerunner
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There was a review of the Achilles 24 in Yachting World no. 76
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Peppermint
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Re: Achilles 24 Top Boat
Very satisfying boat to sail. Quick, balanced with good seakeeping qualities. I sailed mine in some pretty heavy weather and it kept going really well. We took it from Poole to the West Country twice and had a cruise from Falmouth to Waterford in Eire. You get very wet sailing one and the accommodation is a bit spartan but I liked it very much. Mine had an outboard well in the middle of the cockpit which at least put the drive on the centre line.
Very satisfying boat to sail. Quick, balanced with good seakeeping qualities. I sailed mine in some pretty heavy weather and it kept going really well. We took it from Poole to the West Country twice and had a cruise from Falmouth to Waterford in Eire. You get very wet sailing one and the accommodation is a bit spartan but I liked it very much. Mine had an outboard well in the middle of the cockpit which at least put the drive on the centre line.
AndCur
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I have an Achilles they are a great boat fast and great in heavy weather. Take a look at this web site http://achilles24.users.btopenworld.com/index.htm
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