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as a racer-

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and first built in 1978. It was produced in two versions with different keels and rigs.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 248.

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/ McGraw-Hill, 2010.

Production

The design was built by

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in the United States, starting in 1978, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Santana 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a raked stem plumb stem, a semi-cut-down reverse transom. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double

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in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The

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is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a sink. Cabin headroom is . The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 and a hull speed of .

Variants

;Santana 23 D :This "drop keel" model was introduced in 1978 and built until 1984, with 144 boats completed. It has a fractional

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rig; a transom-hung, lifting rudder controlled by a tiller and

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. The length overall is , with a waterline length of . It displaces and carries of ballast, of which is the keel weight. The boat has a draft of with the keel down and with the keel up. ;Santana 23 K :This "fixed keel" model was produced from 1984-1987, with 50 boats built. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. The length overall is , with a waterline length of . It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel.

Operational history

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the

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, shows that the Santana 23 (either the K or D version), despite similar ballast and displacement figures, is (like the

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) more of a serious racing boat. The Santana's PHRF, for example, is 63 seconds-per-mile faster than the San Juan 23. She also has the highest Space Index. Worst features: The hull is built light (weight excluding ballast is under 1,500 pounds), so you need to be careful to avoid damage."

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