Seafarer 23 Challenger

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Seafarer 23 Challenger
Development
Designer McCurdy & Rhodes
LocationUnited States
Year1978
Builder(s) Seafarer Yachts
Role Cruiser
NameSeafarer 23 Challenger
Boat
Displacement 2,550 lb (1,157 kg)
Draft 3.25 ft (0.99 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 22.67 ft (6.91 m)
LWL 18.50 ft (5.64 m)
Beam 7.58 ft (2.31 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,020 lb (463 kg)
Rudder(s) skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height26.00 ft (7.92 m)
J foretriangle base9.25 ft (2.82 m)
P mainsail luff21.75 ft (6.63 m)
E mainsail foot8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area87.00 sq ft (8.083 m2)
Jib/genoa area120.25 sq ft (11.172 m2)
Total sail area207.25 sq ft (19.254 m2)

The Seafarer 23 Challenger is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1978. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The design is sometimes confused with the similarly named Seafarer 23 and the Seafarer 23 Kestrel. [1] [3]

Production

The design was built by Seafarer Yachts, from 1978 until 1984 in the United States, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Design

The Seafarer 23 Challenger is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal-draft keel. It displaces 2,550 lb (1,157 kg) and carries 1,020 lb (463 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 3.25 ft (0.99 m) with the standard keel and 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin on the port side and slides out to form a double berth and a single berth on the starboard side. The galley is located under the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side, or optionally in the bow cabin, under the "V"-berth, to give more room in the main cabin. [1] [3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.76 kn (10.67 km/h). [3]

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References

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  2. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer 23 Challenger". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.