| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1988 |
| Builder(s) | Ontario Yachts |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Blazer 23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,200 lb (998 kg) |
| Draft | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| LWL | 18.75 ft (5.72 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 900 lb (408 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.75 ft (7.85 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.90 ft (2.71 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.18 ft (3.41 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 145.34 sq ft (13.503 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 114.59 sq ft (10.646 m2) |
| Total sail area | 259.93 sq ft (24.148 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 180 |
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The Blazer 23 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bruce Kirby as racer-cruiser and first built in 1988.[1][2][3]
The Blazer 23 is a cruising development of the Sonar, using the same hull design, but with a larger cabin with ports and a commensurately smaller cockpit, but slightly more sail area. It is very similar to the Kirby 23.[1][3]