The Fun 23 is a French trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Joubert-Nivelt for one design racing and first built in 1982. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Joubert-Nivelt |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1982 |
| Builder(s) | Jeanneau, Ranger Yachts & Cantiere Nautico Lillia |
| Name | Fun 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,875 lb (850 kg) |
| Draft | 5.33 ft (1.62 m) centreboard down, 2.33 ft (0.71 m) centreboard up |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 23.33 ft (7.11 m) |
| LWL | 17.92 ft (5.46 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 760 lb (345 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 22.20 ft (6.77 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.70 ft (2.65 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.90 ft (8.50 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 146.48 sq ft (13.608 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 96.57 sq ft (8.972 m2) |
| Total sail area | 243.05 sq ft (22.580 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 180 (average) |
Production
editThe boat was built by Jeanneau in France, Ranger Yachts in the United States and Cantiere Nautico Lillia in Italy. Jeanneau built a small number of the design, while Ranger completed about 100 examples.[1][5][6][7]
Design
editThe Fun 23 was conceived by French sailor Alain Forgeot and became an active one-design class in Europe. The design shares a sailplan with the Soling design.[1]
The Fun 23 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a swing-up fin keel. It displaces 1,875 lb (850 kg) and carries 760 lb (345 kg) of iron ballast.[1][2]
The design has a draft of 5.33 ft (1.62 m) with the keel down and 2.33 ft (0.71 m) with the keel up.[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 4 hp (1 to 3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][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. Cabin headroom is 46 in (117 cm).[4]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 with a high of 192 and low of 174. It has a hull speed of 5.67 kn (10.50 km/h).[2]
Operational history
editIn a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Ranger Yachts built about 100 Fun 23's ... The French team of Joubert & Nivelt designed her ... Jeanneau in France also built a few, and an Italian firm, Lillia, also has been a builder. Although the Fun is said to have the same sailplan as a Soling (a 27-foot one-design racing sailboat), actually the mainsails have same dimensions but the foretriangle on the Fun is much smaller than the Soling’s. There are two rigs, a short rig and a 'regular' rig ... the regular rig has a taller but still less-than-masthead jib ... she is strictly a bare-bones overnighter when it comes to accommodations."[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Fun 23 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Fun 23". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 125. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Ranger Yachts (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Jeanneau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Lillia (Cantiere Nautico Lillia)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.