South Coast 23
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carl Alberg |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1965 |
| No. built | 250 |
| Builder | South Coast Seacraft |
| Role | Day sailer-cruiser |
| Name | South Coast 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) |
| Draft | 2.83 ft (0.86 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| LWL | 17.50 ft (5.33 m) |
| Beam | 7.25 ft (2.21 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 1,475 lb (669 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 27.50 ft (8.38 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 126.00 sq ft (11.706 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 120.31 sq ft (11.177 m2) |
| Total sail area | 246.31 sq ft (22.883 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 270 |
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The South Coast 23 is a recreational keelboat designed by Carl Alberg and first built in 1965.[1][2][3]
The design was built by South Coast Seacraft in the United States, starting in 1965. A total of 250 were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
While many boats were delivered complete and ready-to-sail, South Coast Seacraft also supplied some boats as kits for amateur completion.[1][3]
The South Coast 23 design was developed into the Kittiwake 23 in 1966 by the Kenner Boat Company, by taking one extra hull and using it to build a new mold, slightly lengthening it and changing the cabin top shape. Kenner was the contractor to South Coast that built the early South Coast 23 hulls and the Kittiwake 23 was developed when South Coast moved hull production away from Kenner.[1][3][5]