BoatsAloa Marine 23R

Aloa Marine 23R

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1978–1980

A Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

Designed by J. Faroux & Jacques Fauroux.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.48 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,200 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.36 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.36
LightHeavy

155 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 155
EasygoingPowered-up

23.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 23.0
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.0
Displacement / length
155.0
Comfort ratio
12.2
Capsize screening
2.36
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
572
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1980
Units built
100
Designer
J. Faroux, Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Aloa Marine

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