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Santana 2023A

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · 1993–2002

A trailerable fractional sloop featuring water ballast to reduce towing weight while maintaining a 1.62m deep-draft keel

Designed by Steven Schock & W. Shad Turner.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.36 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.39 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.39
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Beamier than ~82% 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
45.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.5
Displacement / length
146.7
Comfort ratio
12.0
Capsize screening
2.39
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
626
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
1993–2002
Designer
Steven Schock, 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
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
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering

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