Kirby 23
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1985 |
| No. built | 6 |
| Builder | Ross Marine |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Kirby 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) |
| Draft | 3.92 ft (1.19 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| LWL | 18.80 ft (5.73 m) |
| Beam | 7.75 ft (2.36 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 900 lb (408 kg) |
| Rudder | spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.75 ft (7.85 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.67 ft (2.64 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 161.00 sq ft (14.957 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 111.63 sq ft (10.371 m2) |
| Total sail area | 272.63 sq ft (25.328 m2) |
← Sonar
| |
The Kirby 23 is a recreational keelboat first built in 1985 with six boats completed, and it is now out of production. It was designed by Bruce Kirby as development of the Sonar. It is very similar to the Blazer 23.
The fibreglass hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller. It has a hull speed of 5.81 kn (10.76 km/h).
It has a fractional sloop rig.