s/v Summer of Love 1967 Morgan 24
Summer of Love was sold in May 2007 to her new owner, Nathan Her new Home Port is Portland, Oregon - Congratulations, Nathan!

"The Morgan 24 is fast, graceful and exceptionally well-balanced under sail" --- and oh so versatile!
We've been sailing Summer of Love for the past 5 years on Fern Ridge Lake in Oregon and she is perfect for this lake, which consistently has 5-15 knot afternoon winds.  You can sail or even race this boat with no loss of respect, outrunning many similar boats.   Her designer Charley Morgan, was a competitive racer and raced in the America's Cup.  With her 2' 9" shoal draft keel you can explore the shallow edges of the lake, head down the river or navigate rocky passes in the islands.  This boat points incredibly well into the wind with the centerboard down, and does great with it up on downwind sails.   Now if you know anything about the Morgan 24/25 you may have heard story or two about her notorious centerboard.  We lost our centerboard in a storm in Port Townsend bay when we first got her!   How clueless is that?  We've learned quite a lot since then, having built one from scratch and customized it so that you can easily pull it up and down from your seat at the helm.   Another thing worthy of mention is that the fiberclass construction is thick and super-strong, which is typical of boats of that era.   Finally, we've taken Summer through the the San Juans and the Gulf Islands three times, and she has proved to be a comfortable and economical cruiser.  We've upgraded and customized the trailer and she can be safely trailered to anywhere that you can drive to.

We love this boat and appreciate how she served us well through fair weather and foul.  
Summer has found a fine new home port in fabulous Portland, Oregon with her new owner!
We wish them both and you who are reading this Fair Winds, wherever you may sail.

Details
Built in 1967, Hull #139
LOD 25'     LWL 21'    Beam 8'
Shoal Draft Keel - 2' 9"
Centerboard to 6' 6"
1900 lbs ballast, 5000 lbs displacement

(Above) on Dorena Lake

(Above) Spring 2007

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From Practical Sailor:
"The long, deep board helps the 24/25 to point high, and its low-wetted surface, especially with board up, gives extra speed on reaches and runs.  The boat performs best in 5 to 15 knots but can handle much higher winds when properly reefed.  The 24/25 is unusually well-balanced, and in ordinary weather can be made to self-steer on a beat or close reach with tiller lashed.  ... The Morgan 24/25 makes a wonderful small cruiser and club racer."