BoatsJaguar 23 (Puma 23)

Jaguar 23 (Puma 23)

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1971

A Holman and Pye masthead sloop built in Spain as the Puma 23, offering a stiff 50% ballast ratio for coastal cruising

Designed by Holman & Pye, built by Nao-Glass S. A.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.21 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,347 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.18 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

240 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 240
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.0
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 50%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Narrower than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1047 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
240.3
Comfort ratio
17.1
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
458
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Designer
Holman, Pye
Builder
Nao-Glass S.A, Puma Yachts (Nao-Glass)

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Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. Nomad 226.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keel masthead sloop designed by Denys Rayner as a refined evolution of the Westerly 22 for shoal-water cruising
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Westerly Marine Ltd. Cirrus 226.71 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA John Butler-designed fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance in a compact 22-foot hull
C&C Yachts 247.32 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racing
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.5 m longerThe world's most popular one-design keelboat, featuring a light 1406kg displacement for responsive, agile handling
Ranger Yachts 237.21 mSame hull family0.3 m longerDesigned to rate at the IOR 18-foot level, this masthead sloop offered an optional tall rig starting in 1974

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