SEA SPRITE 23 (DAYSAILER)
Fractional Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1958–1986
Dimensions
- LOA
- 22.5 ft
- LWL
- 16.25 ft
- Beam
- 7 ft
- Max Draft
- 3 ft
- Displacement
- 3,350 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,447 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.87 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.7
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 348
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 43.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 247 sq ft
- I
- 25 ft
- J
- 7.82 ft
- P
- 27 ft
- E
- 11.42 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long Keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1958
- Last Built
- 1986
- Number Built
- 780
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Yanmar
- Engine Model
- 1 GM
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 10 gal
- Fuel
- 8 gal
Notes:
Sailstar Boats was the predecessor to Bristol Yachts.
There are two basic versions of SEA SPRITE 23, the DAYSAILER and the WEEKENDER. The DAYSAILER cockpit is not self-bailing, the seats are wood, there are doors to the cabin, the mast is stepped on the cabin top, there is a traveler, the rudder post comes through the aft deck, and there is only one set of lower shrouds. The WEEKENDER has a self-bailing cockpit, the seats are molded in fiberglass, there is a companionway and stairs down into the cabin, the mast is stepped forward of the cabin, there is no traveler, the rudder post comes through the cockpit floor and there are two sets of lower shrouds.
Designer
- Carl Alberg (1900–1986)
Builders
- Beetle Boat Co.(USA)
- C. E. Ryder (1976–1990)
- Sailstar Boat Co. (USA) (1960–1971)
Class Association
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA SPRITE 23 (WEEKENDER) | 22.5 | 1958 | Fractional Sloop |