| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carl Alberg |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1958 |
| No. built | 780 |
| Builder(s) | American Boatbuilding Wickford Shipyard C. E. Ryder Sailstar Boat Company Beetle Boat Company |
| Role | Day sailer-cruiser |
| Name | Sea Sprite 23 Daysailor |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,350 lb (1,520 kg) |
| Draft | 3.10 ft (0.94 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.50 ft (6.86 m) |
| LWL | 16.25 ft (4.95 m) |
| Beam | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
| Engine type | diesel engine/outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 1,400 lb (635 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.25 ft (2.21 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.00 ft (8.23 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.42 ft (3.48 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 154.17 sq ft (14.323 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 97.75 sq ft (9.081 m2) |
| Total sail area | 251.92 sq ft (23.404 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 264 |
The Sea Sprite 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a daysailer and cruiser and first built in 1958.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built in two versions, the Daysailor and the Weekender.[1][2]
It was also called the Alberg 23 in 1970 when produced by C. E. Ryder.[5]