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Columbia Yachts T-23

Masthead Sloop · Modified Full Keel · 1973–1977

An Alan Payne-designed trailerable sloop with a shallow draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance

Designed by Alan Payne.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Modified Full Keel

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,043 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,043 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.59 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.40 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.40
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 128
EasygoingPowered-up

20.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.1
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Lighter than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 171 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.1
Displacement / length
128.3
Comfort ratio
10.9
Capsize screening
2.40
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
566
Hull
Hull type
Modified Full Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1973–1977
Units built
406
Designer
Alan Payne
Builder
Columbia Sailing Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA 5.4-metre fractional sloop featuring a long keel and 0.64m draft, built by Jeanneau starting in 1986
Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising

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