Fun 23

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Fun 23
Development
Designer Joubert-Nivelt
Location France
Year1982
Builder(s) Jeanneau, Ranger Yachts & Cantiere Nautico Lillia
NameFun 23
Boat
Boat weight 1,875 lb (850 kg)
Draft 5.33 ft (1.62 m) centreboard down, 2.33 ft (0.71 m) centreboard up
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 23.33 ft (7.11 m)
LWL 17.92 ft (5.46 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast760 lb (345 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height22.20 ft (6.77 m)
J foretriangle base8.70 ft (2.65 m)
P mainsail luff27.90 ft (8.50 m)
E mainsail foot10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Sails
Mainsail area146.48 sq ft (13.608 m2)
Jib/genoa area96.57 sq ft (8.972 m2)
Total sail area243.05 sq ft (22.580 m2)
Racing
PHRF 180 (average)
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The Fun 23 is a French trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Joubert-Nivelt for one design racing and first built in 1982. The design is out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The boat was built by Jeanneau in France, Ranger Yachts in the United States and Cantiere Nautico Lillia in Italy. Jeanneau built a small number of the design, while Ranger completed about 100 examples. [1] [5] [6] [7]

Design

The Fun 23 was conceived by French sailor Alain Forgeot and became an active one-design class in Europe. The design shares a sailplan with the Soling design. [1]

The Fun 23 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a swing-up fin keel. It displaces 1,875 lb (850 kg) and carries 760 lb (345 kg) of iron ballast. [1] [2]

The design has a draft of 5.33 ft (1.62 m) with the keel down and 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with the keel up. [1]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 4 hp (1 to 3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is 46 in (117 cm). [4]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 with a high of 192 and low of 174. It has a hull speed of 5.67 kn (10.50 km/h). [2]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Ranger Yachts built about 100 Fun 23's ... The French team of Joubert & Nivelt designed her ... Jeanneau in France also built a few, and an Itallian firm, Lillia, also has been a builder. Although the Fun is said to have the same sailplan as a Soling (a 27-foot one-design racing sailboat), actually the mainsails have same dimensions but the foretriangle on the Fun is much smaller than the Soling’s. There are two rigs, a short rig and a 'regular' rig ... the regular rig has a taller but still less-than-masthead jib ... she is strictly a bare-bones overnighter when it comes to accommodations." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Fun 23 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Fun 23". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2016). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 125. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ Browning, Randy (2016). "Ranger Yachts (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Browning, Randy (2016). "Jeanneau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Browning, Randy (2016). "Lillia (Cantiere Nautico Lillia)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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