KITTIWAKE 23
Masthead Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1972–1978
Dimensions
- LOA
- 23.58 ft
- LWL
- 17.75 ft
- Beam
- 7.42 ft
- Max Draft
- 2.83 ft
- Displacement
- 3,700 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,500 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.92 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.5
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 295
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 40.5%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 247 sq ft
- I
- 27.5 ft
- J
- 8.8 ft
- P
- 24 ft
- E
- 10.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long Keel
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1972
- Last Built
- 1978
- Number Built
- —
The KITTIWAKE derived from the earlier SOUTH COAST 23, built by Kenner Boat Co for South Coast Sea Craft. In about 1965 South Coast took the molds and moved to a different location. A hull that was left behind was used to create a new mold, enlarged by a few inches, and re-faired to make the KITTIWAKE.
Sometime around 1970 the factory was sold to a conglomerate named AJ Industries which continued to produce Kittiwakes under the Kenner name.
In 1973, Ray Greene and Co. of Toledo, OH bought the molds and built an unknown number of Kittiwakes until it ceased operation.
Later, River City Sailcraft obtained one or more molds and built an unknown number of Kittiwakes. In 1978 the plant reportedly burned, and the molds were destroyed.
Designer
- Carl Alberg (1900–1986)
Builders
- Kenner Boat Company (1948–1971)
- Ray Greene & Co. (1947–1975)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH COAST 23 | 23 | 1965 | Masthead Sloop |