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The Crystal 23 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Alan Buchanan as a cruiser and first built in 1961.[1][2][3]

The Crystal 23 was later developed into the Buchanan-designed 1967 Halcyon 23.[1][3][4]

Production

The design was built by French Brothers and Seamaster Limited, and were fitted out by Stebbings & Sons in the United Kingdom, starting in 1961, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5][6]

Design

The Crystal 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional bilge keels. It displaces 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) and carries 830 lb (376 kg) of iron ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the fin keel. It is fitted with a Swedish Volvo inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.71 kn (10.57 km/h).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Crystal 23". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Alan Buchanan 1922 - 2015". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Crystal 23". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Halcyon 23 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seamaster Ltd. (UK) 1955 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Stebbings & Sons (UK) 1871 - 2000". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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