BoatsSantana 23 D

Santana 23 D

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · 1978–1984

A lifting-keel fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited performance

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

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Character

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

Ramp-launchableAbout 1,179 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.25 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 beamy beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.57 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.57
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 132
EasygoingPowered-up

24.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.1
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 615 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.1
Displacement / length
132.4
Comfort ratio
10.3
Capsize screening
2.57
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
651
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1978–1984
Units built
144
Designer
W. Shad Turner
Builder
W. D. Schock Corp, Schock W.D

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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.3 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing

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