| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | McCurdy & Rhodes |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1978 |
| Builder(s) | Seafarer Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Seafarer 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 type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 1,020 lb (463 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.25 ft (2.82 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 21.75 ft (6.63 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 87.00 sq ft (8.083 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 120.25 sq ft (11.172 m2) |
| Total sail area | 207.25 sq ft (19.254 m2) |
TheSeafarer 23 Challenger is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byMcCurdy & Rhodes as acruiser and first built in 1978.[1][2][3]
The design is sometimes confused with the similarly namedSeafarer 23 and theSeafarer 23 Kestrel.[1][3]
The design was built bySeafarer Yachts, from 1978 until 1984 in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4][5]
The Seafarer 23 Challenger is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, araked stem, a slightlyreverse transom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel 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 smalloutboard 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. Thegalley is located under thecompanionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The enclosedhead 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 ahull speed of 5.76 kn (10.67 km/h).[3]