Crown 23
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
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|designer = C. William Lapworth
|location = Canada
|year = 1969
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|builder = Calgan Marine
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|displacement = {{convert|3800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|23.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|19.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|7.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|4.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|1550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|28.90|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|133.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Crown 23 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C. William Lapworth and first built in 1969.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/crown-23|title = Crown 23 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 1 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324173925/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/crown-23|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william|title = C. William Lapworth|accessdate = 7 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210123212527/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william|archive-date= 23 January 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/calgan/crown-23|title= Crown 23|access-date= 24 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174213/https://sailboat.guide/calgan/crown-23|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The Crown 23 design was renamed the Calgan 23 in 1970.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/calgan-23|title = Calgan 23 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 1 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324173925/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/calgan-23|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/calgan/23|title= Calgan 23|access-date= 24 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174247/https://sailboat.guide/calgan/23|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The Crown 23 is thought to be a development of the slightly larger Cal 24-2, as Calgan Marine produced several other Cal Yachts designs under licence.
Production
The boat was built by Calgan Marine in Canada and named for the street on which the factory was located, Crown Street in North Vancouver, BC. The design is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can|title = Calgan Marine Ltd. (CAN) 1962-1979 |accessdate = 7 February 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324164743/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Crown 23 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|3800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.08|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. The Crown 23 is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The boat has a hull speed of {{convert|5.92|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/358/crown-23|title = Sailboat Specifications for Crown 23|accessdate = 1 March 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180302104040/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/358/crown-23|archive-date = 2 March 2018|url-status = dead}}