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Review of Coronado 23


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Coronado 23 is a small sailboat.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.


Keel

The Coronado 23 has been built with different keel alternatives.

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The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.01 - 1.11 meter (3.31 - 3.61 ft) dependent on the load.

Fin keel

One option is a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.97 - 1.07 meter (3.18 - 3.48 ft) dependent on the load.

CentreBoard

Another option is a centreboard keel. A centreboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

Coronado 23 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.78 - 0.88 meter (2.56 - 2.86 ft) dependent on the load.


Engine

An outboard motor is often used on this boat. In that case the boat will typically require a power of 2 - 3 hp, alternatively 44 - 53 lbs thrust if you prefer an electrical motor. Electric outboards are becoming popular for sailboat owners who want clean instant power with less noise and no exhaust fumes.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.0 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Coronado 23 is 122 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

Heavy Light 85% 0 50 100
85% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Coronado 23 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 22.4, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 26.4.

Low High 85% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 85% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 18.5 m(60.5 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard18.5 m(60.5 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard18.5 m(60.5 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet 7.0 m(23.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.0 m(23.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 17.5 m(57.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet15.4 m(50.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Cunningham3.1 m(10.3 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap6.3 m(20.6 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.3 m(20.6 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)

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