The Crown 23 is a Canadian
sailboat, that was designed by
C. William Lapworth
Charles William Lapworth (12 December 1919 – 3 April 2006) was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as ...
and first built in 1969.
The Crown 23 design was renamed the Calgan 23 in 1970.
The Crown 23 is thought to be a development of the slightly larger
Cal 24-2, as Calgan Marine produced several other
Cal Yachts designs under licence.
Production
The boat was built by
Calgan Marine
Calgan Marine was a Canadian boat builder that had its factory on Crown Street in North Vancouver. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.
The company was founded by Al Nairne in 1962 and ceased operatio ...
in
Canada and named for the street on which the factory was located, Crown Street in
North Vancouver, BC. The design is now out of production.
Design
The Crown 23 is a small recreational
keelboat, built predominantly of
fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The Crown 23 is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The boat has a hull speed of .
See also
*List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats
*Beneteau First 235
*O'Day 23
*Paceship 23
*Paceship PY 23
*Precision 23
*Rob Roy 23
*Sonic 23
References
{{Calgan Marine
Keelboats
1960s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Bill Lapworth
Sailboat types built by Calgan Marine