Pearson Yachts 23
Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1978–1981
A William Shaw-designed masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile shoal-water cruising
Designed by William H. Shaw.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
2.11 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
195 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
15.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 612 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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