BoatsSea Sprite 23 (Daysailer)

Sea Sprite 23 (Daysailer)

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · 1958–1986

A Carl Alberg-designed fractional sloop with a long keel, built for over two decades as a classic daysailer

Designed by Carl Alberg, built by C. E. Ryder.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,520 kg of hull, so roughly 2,100 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

349 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 349
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 43%

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

  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 170 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
348.5
Comfort ratio
21.4
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
406
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1958–1986
Units built
780
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
C.E.Ryder, Sailstar Boats, Seasprite Co, Beetle Boat Co

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Bristol Yachts 247.49 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Paul Coble-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and over 50% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage

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