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Yarmouth 23

Gaffhead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1988

A heavy-displacement gaff-rigged long-keeler designed by Freeman Wyatt for stable, traditional coastal cruising

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Neil Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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.

Shoal draftDraws 0.89 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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

473 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 473
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.4

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 185 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
472.5
Comfort ratio
33.5
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
481
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1988
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Neil Marine, Fisher Boat Company

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.

Bristol Yachts 247.49 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Paul Coble-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and over 50% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Cape Dory 278.25 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA 1977-1985 production masthead sloop featuring a 40% ballast ratio for stability in a traditional full-keel hull
Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family1.6 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run

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