Keep it Simple, Safe & Fun.

A 24-foot, trailerable daysailer with a lifting keel, built for sailing schools, clubs, and families.​

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The Fantail Club 245 started with a sailing-school director who knew what a teaching boat should be. Cai Svendsen shared his ideas with Tim Jackett, and Jackett designed a boat around them. The result is a 24-footer that holds a group of students and an instructor, or a couple out for a harbor sail. Its motto is simple: keep it simple, keep it safe, keep it fun.

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The lifting keel is what sets the 245 apart. Lowered, she draws 4'6" and sails with a high-aspect NACA foil. Raised, she draws just 1'8", so you can explore shallow water, beach her and launch from a ramp. At 2,750 pounds, she tows behind an ordinary vehicle. The cassette rudder lifts out for trailering or to clear debris on the water. A slide-on outboard mount keeps power simple.

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The cockpit is open and roomy, with molded storage nooks for personal gear. Sail trim is easy to learn and rewarding to tune. The setup includes a 4:1 mainsheet, pin-stop adjustable jib tracks, jib in-haulers, cam cleats at every winch and house-top controls led to cam cleats. Cunninghams on both main and jib let sailors learn real sail shape.