Kittiwake 23
Description
The KITTIWAKE 23 is a small sailboat designed by Carl Alberg. Her substantial displacement provides a comfortable, sea-kindly motion, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. An ideal choice for weekend cruising, day sailing, or club racing.
Construction Details
| Designer | Carl Alberg |
|---|---|
| Length | 23.580 ft |
| LOA | 23.580 ft |
| LWL | 17.750 ft |
| Beam | 7.420 ft |
| Displacement | 3700 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.830 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 27.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.75 ft |
| p | 24 ft |
| e | 10.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.50 ft | 8.75 ft | 24 ft | 10.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 24 ft - (7315 mm) |
| Foot | * 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 25.65 ft - (7818 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 25.86 ft - (7882 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 129.92 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 23.09 ft - (7038 mm) |
| Foot | * 11.59 ft - (3533 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.06 ft - (6114 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.09 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.07 ft - (3069 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.04 ° |
| Area | * 116.24 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 26.75 ft - (8153 mm) |
| Foot | 12.25 ft - (3734 mm) |
| Leech | 25 ft - (7620 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.17 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.39 ft - (3472 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.89 ° |
| Area | * 152.4 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
| Foot | 11.75 ft - (3581 mm) |
| Leech | 25.25 ft - (7696 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 125.14 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.95 ft - (3338 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.55 ° |
| Area | * 147.89 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.42 ft - (8358 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.11 ft - (4301 mm) |
| Leech | * 25.81 ft - (7867 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 149.94 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.12 ft - (3999 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.95 ° |
| Area | * 179.87 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.42 ft - (8358 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.68 ft - (4474 mm) |
| Leech | * 24.62 ft - (7504 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 149.94 % |
| Length Perp | * 13.12 ft - (3999 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9.01 ° |
| Area | * 179.87 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.42 ft - (8358 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.44 ft - (4401 mm) |
| Leech | * 25.23 ft - (7690 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 297 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | * 27.42 ft - (8358 mm) |
| MidGirth | * 15.75 ft - (4801 mm) |
| Foot | * 15.75 ft - (4801 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 367 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 15.87 ft - (4837 mm) |
| Foot | * 6.54 ft - (1993 mm) |
| Leech | * 13.07 ft - (3984 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 5.25 ft - (1600 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 18.96 ° |
| Area | * 41.65 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.