The Starwind 223 is an American trailerable

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, that was designed by

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and first built in 1984.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 208.

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, 2010.

Production

The design was built by the Starwind division of Wellcraft Marine Corp in the

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from 1982 to 1984 and then by Rebel Industries near

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from 1985 to 1987.

Design

The Starwind 223 is a small recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop, a

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, a

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, a transom-hung

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controlled by a

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and a retractable centerboard

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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is normally fitted with a small

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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 galley is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is . The design has a

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racing average handicap of 264 with a high of 261 and low of 270. It has a

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of .

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "This attractive design ... has plenty of nice features ... and not a lot of faults. Best features: She has the biggest beam and hence the highest Space Index of her comp titors. Marks of quality include a well-molded hull of mat, roving, and Coremat, with no chopped strand, a teak-and-holly cabin sole, cedar-lined hanging locker, anchor locker on deck, with a separate rope locker to help avoid tangle, a big Lexan translucent forward hatch for ventilation over the head, a sea hood over the main hatch to help provide watertight integrity, and a dinette table that attaches to either galley below or cockpit on deck. Settee and quarter berths are a generous 7' 9" long, and the wood-bottomed after cushions can be placed between the settees to make a cozy 6' 6" by 4' 4" double 'honeymoon' berth. Worst features: The inboard chainplates make it less easy to go forward on deck, but provide a tighter sheeting angle for the jib, so to most sailors the extra performance upwind is worth the slight inconvenience."

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