Kirby 23
Description
The Kirby 23 is a small sailboat designed by Bruce Kirby. She strikes a balance between performance and comfort, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. An ideal choice for weekend cruising, day sailing, or club racing.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
|---|---|
| Length | 23.000 ft |
| LOA | 23.000 ft |
| LWL | 18.800 ft |
| Beam | 7.750 ft |
| Displacement | 2400 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.920 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 25.75 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.67 ft |
| p | 28 ft |
| e | 11.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.75 ft | 8.67 ft | 28 ft | 11.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
| Foot | * 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 29.65 ft - (9037 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 29.9 ft - (9114 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 166.24 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.