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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1985 |
| No. built | 6 |
| Builder | Ross Marine |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Kirby 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) |
| Draft | 3.92 ft (1.19 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| LWL | 18.80 ft (5.73 m) |
| Beam | 7.75 ft (2.36 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 900 lb (408 kg) |
| Rudder | spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.75 ft (7.85 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.67 ft (2.64 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 161.00 sq ft (14.957 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 111.63 sq ft (10.371 m2) |
| Total sail area | 272.63 sq ft (25.328 m2) |
← Sonar | |
TheKirby 23 is asailboat that was designed byCanadianBruce Kirby as aracer-cruiser and first built in 1985.[1][2][3]
The Kirby 23 is a development of theSonar, with a cabin modified for cruising use. It is very similar to theBlazer 23.[1][3][4]
The design was built byRoss Marine starting in 1985, with six boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
The Kirby 23 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offibreglass. It has afractionalsloop rig, araked stem, areverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) and carries 900 lb (408 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.92 ft (1.19 m) with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a smalloutboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[1][3]
The design has ahull speed of 5.81 kn (10.76 km/h).[3]
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