Com-Pac Yachts 23

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The Com-Pac Yachts 23, on the water

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 2.39 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,315 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.69 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 moderate beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14

CoastalBluewater

2.20 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.20

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 158

EasygoingPowered-up

16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.3

TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

Draws less than ~97% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1090 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Com-Pac Yachts 23, as the fleet has seen it

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The Com-Pac Yachts 23 is a masthead sloop designed by Clark Mills and built by Com-Pac Yachts, Hutchins Co. since 1978. It features a fin keel with a transom-hung rudder, measures 6.9 meters LOA, 2.4 meters in beam, and draws 0.7 meters, displacing 1315 kg. Com-Pac Yachts, founded by Les Hutchins in 1970, specializes in trailerable, shoal-draft sailboats, with models ranging from 16 to 35 feet.1:44 The company uses hand-laid fiberglass construction and maintains in-house metal and wood shops for assembly.5:44

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

46.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.3

Displacement / length

157.8

Comfort ratio

13.8

Capsize screening

2.20

Hull speed

6.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

564

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/transom hung rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1978

Designer

Clark Mills

Builder

Com-Pac Yachts, Hutchins Co

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Com-Pac Yachts 23 MK 2Equipped with a bowsprit for increased sail area and a hideaway galley, this masthead sloop builds on the classic 23-foot hull Com-Pac Yachts 23 PilothouseA shallow-draft masthead sloop featuring a protected pilothouse designed for extended cruising in shoal waters Com-Pac Yachts 23 MK IVThe latest iteration of the classic 23-foot hull, updated with refined interior layouts for modern electronics and power Com-Pac Yachts 19A Robert K. Johnson-designed masthead sloop built for shoal-draft gunkholing with a stable 40% ballast ratio Com-Pac Yachts 16A Clark Mills-designed fractional sloop with a shallow draft, built since 1972 as a stable and trailerable pocket cruiser Com-Pac Yachts 23 MK 3A Clark Mills-designed masthead sloop featuring an optional 9 hp inboard diesel and updated tooling for a refined finish

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