Seafarer 23 Kestrel

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Seafarer 23 Kestrel Cruise
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Development
Designer Sparkman & Stephens
Location United States
Year1963
Builder(s) De Vries Lentsch
Seafarer Yachts
Role Day sailer-cruiser
NameSeafarer 23 Kestrel Cruise
Boat
Displacement 3,700 lb (1,678 kg)
Draft 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 23.08 ft (7.03 m)
LWL 16.50 ft (5.03 m)
Beam 7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typestub long keel with centerboard
Ballast1,400 lb (635 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height26.83 ft (8.18 m)
J foretriangle base7.61 ft (2.32 m)
P mainsail luff23.08 ft (7.03 m)
E mainsail foot11.00 ft (3.35 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area126.94 sq ft (11.793 m2)
Jib/genoa area102.09 sq ft (9.484 m2)
Total sail area229.03 sq ft (21.278 m2)
Racing
PHRF 270
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The Seafarer 23 Kestrel is a Dutch trailerable sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens in daysailer and cruiser models, first built in 1963. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The Seafarer 23 Kestrel is often confused with the 1978 Seafarer 23 Challenger and the 1976 Seafarer 23. [1] [2] [4]

Production

The design was built by De Vries Lentsch in Amsterdam, starting in 1963 and imported into the United States by Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts of New York City. Seafarer later produced the boat in its own plant, a converted supermarket in Huntington, New York, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6]

Design

The Seafarer 23 Kestrel is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed, stub, long keel, with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 3,700 lb (1,678 kg) and carries 1,400 lb (635 kg) of iron ballast. [1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the centerboard extended and 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [2] [4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) well-mounted outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The transom lazarette well is large enough to allow the motor to be tilted to reduce drag while sailing. [1] [2] [4]

The Kestrel was offered in a number of different deck and interior layouts. Initially there were two deck patterns for a daysailer and a cruiser, but later an intermediate deck was added. There were also six interior plans, including a bare one for owner completion. Model marketing names similarly varied, including Seafarer 23 Kestrel, Seafarer Kestrel 23, Kestrel 23 and Kestrel 22. Model configuration names included Cruiser, Overnighter, Catalina, Nassau, Nantucket, Monhegan and Olympic. In 1969 all the models were sold as the Seafarer Sail 'n Trailer 23. [1] [2] [4]

The cruiser cabin design typically has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is on both sides, aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with stove to port and a sink to starboard. The head is located centered in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 57 in (145 cm) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal). [1] [2] [4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h). [4]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the grace of the classic Sparkman & Stephens hull form will appeal to traditional sailors." [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer 23 Kestrel Cruiser sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer 23 Kestrel Daysailor sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 251-252. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Amsterdam Shipyard G. de Vries Lentsch". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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