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The Starwind 223 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1984.[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by the Starwind division of Wellcraft Marine Corp in the United States from 1982 to 1984 and then by Rebel Industries near Sarasota, Florida from 1985 to 1987.[1][3][4][5]

Design

Starwind 223

The Starwind 223 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard keel. It displaces 2,435 lb (1,104 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of ballast.[1][3][4]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.83 ft (0.56 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3][4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3][4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 56 in (142 cm).[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264 with a high of 261 and low of 270. It has a hull speed of 5.89 kn (10.91 km/h).[3][6]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "This attractive design ... has plenty of nice features ... and not a lot of faults. Best features: She has the biggest beam and hence the highest Space Index of her competitors. Marks of quality include a well-molded hull of mat, roving, and Coremat, with no chopped strand, a teak-and-holly cabin sole, cedar-lined hanging locker, anchor locker on deck, with a separate rope locker to help avoid tangle, a big Lexan translucent forward hatch for ventilation over the head, a sea hood over the main hatch to help provide watertight integrity, and a dinette table that attaches to either galley below or cockpit on deck. Settee and quarter berths are a generous 7' 9" long, and the wood-bottomed after cushions can be placed between the settees to make a cozy 6' 6" by 4' 4" double 'honeymoon' berth. Worst features: The inboard chainplates make it less easy to go forward on deck, but provide a tighter sheeting angle for the jib, so to most sailors the extra performance upwind is worth the slight inconvenience."[3]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Starwind 223 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cortland Steck". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 208. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  4. ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Starwind 223". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Starwind". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Starwind 223". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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