| Tempest 23 | |
| Insignia: | File:Tempest 23 class badge.jpg |
| Insignia Size: | 70px |
| Designer: | Philip Rhodes and Richard D. Carlson |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1964 |
| No Built: | 390 |
| Builder: | O'Day Corp. |
| Draft: | 3.67feet |
| Displacement: | 30000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 23.17feet |
| Lwl: | 17feet |
| Beam: | 7.67feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 12500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 26.15feet |
| J: | 8.65feet |
| P: | 23feet |
| E: | 10feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 115square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 113.1square feet |
| Sailarea Spin: | 339square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 228square feet |
| Phrf: | 258 |
The Tempest 23 is an American trailerable sailboat designed in 1962 by Philip Rhodes and Richard D. Carlson.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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.[3] [4] [7]
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 30000NaN0 and carries 12500NaN0 of ballast.[3] [4] [8]
The sail plan consists of a 115.00 sq. ft. mainsail, 113.10 sq. ft. jib and 339.00 sq. ft. spinnaker.[9] It can be sailed with a Tri-radial headsail.[10]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 4to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[4]
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 480NaN0.[4]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 258 and a hull speed of 5.5kn.[4]
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,"[4]