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The Blazer 23 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bruce Kirby as racer-cruiser and first built in 1988.[1][2][3]

The Blazer 23 is a cruising development of the Sonar, using the same hull design, but with a larger cabin with ports and a commensurately smaller cockpit, but slightly more sail area. It is very similar to the Kirby 23.[1][3]

Production

The design was built by Ontario Yachts in Canada, starting in 1988, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]

Design

The Blazer 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces Шаблон:Convert and carries Шаблон:Convert of lead ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of Шаблон:Convert with the standard keel.[1][3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small Шаблон:Convert outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides, just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove on the starboard side and a sink on the port side. The head is located under the bow cabin "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is Шаблон:Convert.[1][3]

For safety the design is equipped with foam flotation.[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 and a hull speed of Шаблон:Convert.[3]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote that the boat provides, "exceptionally spritely performance in light and moderate air. Foam flotation for safety is also a plus. Worst features: Low profile and an extra-long cockpit result in a short, low cabin with significantly less accommodation space than the Blazer's comp[etitor]s. Due to her deep draft and deep, nonfolding rudder, using a hoist rather than a ramp for launching is a virtual necessity."[3]

See also

Related development

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Шаблон:Cite web
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  3. 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 3,7 3,8 3,9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page XX. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Шаблон:ISBN
  4. Шаблон:Cite web