BoatsPuma 23

Puma 23

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1971

A Holman & Pye-designed masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, also marketed in the UK as the Jaguar 23

Designed by Holman & Pye, built by Naoglass.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.21 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,347 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.18 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 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.02 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 240
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.0
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 50%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Narrower than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1047 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
240.3
Comfort ratio
17.1
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
458
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Designer
Holman, Pye
Builder
Naoglass, S.A, Puma Yachts (Nao-Glass)

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Jaguar 23 (Puma 23)A Holman and Pye masthead sloop built in Spain as the Puma 23, offering a stiff 50% ballast ratio for coastal cruisingPuma 24A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, built for stability since 1975Puma 26A masthead sloop derived from an IOR Half Ton prototype, designed by Holman and Pye for competitive performancePuma 27A Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruisingPuma 32A 1977 Alberto Cabal design, this masthead sloop pairs a fin keel and spade rudder for balanced performance

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