Technical information

Achilles 24 Information

Below are links to pages containing information from the 1970's about the class which will hopefully be of interest and benefit to Achilles 24 owners and potential owners. I am extremely grateful to their author who kindly gave his permission for me to use the articles on this website, and the Achilles owners and ex-owner who sent them to me.

One more thing; if you follow any of the advice given by these pages you do so entirely at your own risk! The text is transcribed exactly as I recieved it and reproduced here in good faith but I offer no warranty whatsoever on the results of its application. But good luck anyway.

At the bottom of the page there are links to information about some of the work I have done on Zethar since I have owned her, including a description of the removal and replacement of her aft keelbolt during the winter of 2002/3, a cabin refit and windows replacement during the winter and spring of 2003/4, and dropping the keel in the summer of 2004 when I would much rather have been sailing.

Brochure - An undated sales brochure in two parts.

Brochure Two - A sales brochure from the seventies with a drawing of a 24 and comments from Achilles owners.

Brochure Three - A colour brochure with pictures of sail number 289.

Brochure Four - The inside of the colour brochure.

Standard Specification - A thorough description, in two parts, of the Achilles 24 as she was produced from 1st September 1979.

Deck Fittings - A complete list of deck fittings to 1977/78 specification.

Standing and Running Rigging Specifications - Dimensions of all standing and running rigging of the 1977 British sail plan. Also dimensions of the sail plan from an undated page.

Mast Rake and Rigging Tension - Information about setting up the mast and tuning the rig from March 1976.

Sails and their setting - In two parts, from March 1976.

Spinnakers - From March 1976.

General Sailing - Includes an exercise to check helm and rig balance when sailing, from March 1976.

Keelbolt Maintenance - From October 1978.

Refit work on Zethar.

Removal and replacement of the aft keelbolt - Winter 2002/3.

Cabin refit - Details and pictures of an extensive refit during the Winter, Spring and Summer 2003/4 which included....

Windows - Fitting new windows Spring 2004.

Dropping the keel - Summer 2004.