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Com-Pac Yachts 23 MK IV

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1997

The latest iteration of the classic 23-foot hull, updated with refined interior layouts for modern electronics and power

Designed by Clark Mills.

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 2.39 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,361 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 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

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

Capsize screening 2.17
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 163
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.9
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1271 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
163.2
Comfort ratio
14.0
Capsize screening
2.17
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
564
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
Clark Mills
Builder
Com-Pac Yachts, Hutchins Co

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe world's most popular one-design keelboat, featuring a light 1406kg displacement for responsive, agile handling
Beneteau First 2357.11 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a light displacement and high sail area ratio
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling
Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
San Juan 247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Kirby-designed IOR quarter-tonner that balances competitive racing pedigree with a stable masthead sloop rig

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