Sea Sprite 23

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Sea Sprite 23 Daysailor
Development
Designer Carl Alberg
Location United States
Year1958
No. built780
Builder(s) American Boatbuilding
Wickford Shipyard
C. E. Ryder
Sailstar Boat Company
Beetle Boat Company
Role Day sailer-cruiser
NameSea Sprite 23 Daysailor
Boat
Displacement 3,350 lb (1,520 kg)
Draft 3.10 ft (0.94 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 22.50 ft (6.86 m)
LWL 16.25 ft (4.95 m)
Beam 7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Engine type diesel engine/outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Ballast1,400 lb (635 kg)
Rudder(s) keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height25.00 ft (7.62 m)
J foretriangle base7.25 ft (2.21 m)
P mainsail luff27.00 ft (8.23 m)
E mainsail foot11.42 ft (3.48 m)
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area154.17 sq ft (14.323 m2)
Jib/genoa area97.75 sq ft (9.081 m2)
Total sail area251.92 sq ft (23.404 m2)
Racing
PHRF 264
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The Sea Sprite 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a daysailer and cruiser and first built in 1958. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The design was built in two versions, the Daysailor and the Weekender. [1] [2]

It was also called the Alberg 23 in 1970 when produced by C. E. Ryder. [5]

Production

The design was built by American Boatbuilding, Wickford Shipyard, C. E. Ryder, the Sailstar Boat Company and the Beetle Boat Company in the United States, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [4] [6] [7] [8]

Design

The Sea Sprite 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled, transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 3,350 lb (1,520 kg) and carries 1,400 lb (635 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 3.10 ft (0.94 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2] [4]

The different builders incorporated different features in the design. Ryder's boats had an outboard motor well under a lazarette hatch cover, while Sailstar's used an open well. Ryder also used encapsulated lead ballast, while earlier builders used external, bolt-on lead ballast. [4]

The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of 7.5 hp (6 kW), or a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The inboard version's fuel tank holds 8 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 9.5 U.S. gallons (36 L; 7.9 imp gal). [1] [2] [4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264 and a hull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h). [4]

Variants

Sea Sprite 23 Daysailor
This model has a smaller cabin with two settee berths, but a longer cockpit. The cockpit has wooden seats and is not self-bailing, but the boat is equipped with a mainsheet traveler and a cabin-top stepped mast, with one set of lower shrouds. [1] [4]
Sea Sprite 23 Weekender
This model has a self-bailing cockpit, with molded fiberglass seats. It is not equipped with a mainsheet traveler. The mast is deck-stepped, forward of the coach house and there are two sets of lower shrouds. It a cabin with a companionway and steps. The cabin has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow and two straight settee berths aft. The galley is located on both sides, just aft of the bow "V"-berth and is equipped with an ice box to port and a sink to starboard. This version was first built by Beetle Boats. [2] [4]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Sea Sprite Association. [9]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "worst features: The somewhat shallow draft of three feet detracts a bit from upwind performance, although reaching and running is unaffected." [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sea Sprite 23 (Daysailor) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sea Sprite 23 (Weekender) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Carl Alberg". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 250. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Alberg 23 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "C. E. Ryder 1976 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sailstar Boat Co. (USA) 1960 - 1971". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beetle Boat Co. (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sea Sprite Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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