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SEA SPRITE 23 (WEEKENDER)

Fractional Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1958

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Dimensions

LOA
22.5 ft
LWL
16.25 ft
Beam
7 ft
Max Draft
3.1 ft
Displacement
3,350 lbs
Ballast
1,400 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.87 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
17.7
D/L Ratio ⓘ
348
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
41.8%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
247 sq ft
I
25 ft
J
7.5 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
Number Built
Notes: The SEA SPRITE 23 was available as the DAYSAILER and the WEEKENDER. (See SEA SPRITE 23 DAYSAILER). 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. 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. First built by Beetle Boats in Rhode Island.\nSailstar Boats was the predecessor to Bristol Yachts. Also sold as the ALBERG 23.

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Name LOA (ft) Year Rig
SEA SPRITE 23 (DAYSAILER) 22.5 1958 Fractional Sloop