Tempest 23

The design was built by the O'Day Corp. in the United States from 1964 to 1968, with 390 boats built, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/oday-corp|title = O'Day Corp. 1958 - 1989|access-date = 28 September 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201111005423/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/oday-corp|archive-date= 11 November 2020|url-status= live}}

The Tempest 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.{{cite web|title=O'Day Tempest Sailboat Standard Features and Specifications (1967)|url=https://www.ggarchives.com/BangorPunta/ODaySailboats/FleetCatalog-1967/12-TempestSailboat.html|publisher=Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives|accessdate=8 April 2024}}

The sail plan consists of a 115.00 sq. ft. mainsail, 113.10 sq. ft. jib and 339.00 sq. ft. spinnaker.{{cite web|title=Dimensions of Tempest 23 (o\'day)|url=http://l-36.com/boat_dimensions_boat.php?boat=TEMPEST%20%2023%20(O'DAY)&i=26.5&j=8.4&p=23&e=10&isp=&jsp=&py=&ey=&sail=&draft=3.67&disp=3000&wll=17%7C|publisher=L-36.com|accessdate=26 September 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235820/http://l-36.com/boat_dimensions_boat.php?boat=TEMPEST%20%2023%20(O%27DAY)&i=26.5&j=8.4&p=23&e=10&isp=&jsp=&py=&ey=&sail=&draft=3.67&disp=3000&wll=17%7C|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status=live}} It can be sailed with a Tri-radial headsail.{{cite web |url=http://www.precisionsailloft.com/O-DAY-23-Tempest-Tri-Radial-Headsail-p/trhs_oday23tempest.htm |title=O'DAY 23 Tempest Tri-Radial Headsail (6.5 oz. Radial Weave Dacron) |publisher=Precision Sails |accessdate=6 December 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131211190719/http://www.precisionsailloft.com/O-DAY-23-Tempest-Tri-Radial-Headsail-p/trhs_oday23tempest.htm|archive-date= 11 December 2013|url-status=dead}}

The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|4|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove. The head is located opposite the galley on the straboard side. Cabin headroom is {{convert|48|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 258 and a hull speed of {{convert|5.5|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the O'Day Tempest 23 (not to be confused with the similarly named O'Day International Tempest, an open-cockpit racing machine) is a classic, attractive, and wholesome design for basic overnight cruising. Best features: Relatively long overhangs and low freeboard give this boat a sleek, graceful look typical of Philip Rhodes' designs. Flotation under cockpit sole and V-berth is a good safety feature. Her broader beam and deeper draft compared to the Cape Cod Marlin ... help to make her more weatherly and stiff, despite the Marlin’s heavier but closer-to-the-surface ballast. On the other hand, the two Pearson comp[etitors]s [the Pearson 23 Sloop and Pearson 23 Cat] surpass the Tempest in weatherliness and stiffness for the same reasons. Worst features: Her keel is iron rather than lead, requiring diligent maintenance to prevent deterioration from rust. Lack of a good place to put a portable cooler keeps her from qualifying as more than a basic overnighter, and overall space below is less than all her comp[etitor]s, partly due to her reduced headroom. She is known to sail slower than her PHRF rating,"

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• {{cite book| last1 = Henderson| first1 = Richard| title = Philip L. Rhodes and His Yacht Designs| year = 1981| publisher = International Marine Pub. Co.| location = Camden, ME| isbn = 0-87742-128-5 | ol = 3793032M}}
• {{cite web |url=http://library.mysticseaport.org/manuscripts/coll/coll312.cfm |title=Records of Philip L. Rhodes (Coll. 312) |publisher=G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum |location=Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut |accessdate=December 9, 2013}} has material on this boat.
• [https://www.ggarchives.com/BangorPunta/ODaySailboats/index.html O'Day Sailboats and Yachts from Bangor Punta Catalog: GG Archives]
• {{cite book| last1 = Spurr| first1 = Daniel| title = Heart of Glass Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them| year = 2000| publisher = International Marine/McGraw-Hill| location = Camden, Me.| isbn = 0071579834| url-access = registration| url = https://archive.org/details/heartofglassfibe00spur}}

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• {{cite web |url=http://www.iheartodays.com/model_tempest.html |publisher=I Heart O'Days |title=Tempest Model Information}}
• [http://www.sailthetempest.com O'Day Tempest 23' Restoration and Information Site]
• [http://www.sailingtexas.com/cboats99oday23.html Oday 23 Sailboat Photo Gallery]
• [http://oday.sailboatowners.com/index.php?option=com_brevs&model=149&Itemid=170 O'Day Tempest Owner Reviews]

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