| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alan Buchanan |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1961 |
| Builder(s) | French Brothers Seamaster Limited Stebbings & Sons |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Crystal 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 22.75 ft (6.93 m) |
| LWL | 18.17 ft (5.54 m) |
| Beam | 7.50 ft (2.29 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo inboard engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 830 lb (376 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 225.00 sq ft (20.903 m2) |
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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]
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]
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]