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Leisure Yachts 23

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1972

A 1972 Frank Pryor design featuring a heavy-displacement hull and a 0.81-meter draft for reliable shoal-water access

Designed by Frank Pryor.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

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 1,837 kg of hull, so roughly 2,450 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.81 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 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 226
EasygoingPowered-up

12.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.3
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1081 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.3
Displacement / length
226.0
Comfort ratio
19.4
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
560
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Frank Pryor
Builder
Leisure Yachts, Cobramold Ltd

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.

Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.27.30 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
Maxi Yachts 777.70 mSame hull family0.8 m longerThe most popular model in the builder's history, offering both inboard and outboard engine options for versatile cruising
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 267.47 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stiff, stable hull form

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