The Lockley-Newport LN-23, also called the Gloucester 23, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1978.[1][2][3][4]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1978 |
| Builder(s) | Lockley-Newport Boats |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Lockley-Newport LN-23 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,700 lb (1,225 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.83 ft (6.96 m) |
| LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | stub keel and centerboard |
| Ballast | 1,000 lb (454 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.50 ft (7.77 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 24.75 ft (7.54 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 111.38 sq ft (10.348 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 124.31 sq ft (11.549 m2) |
| Total sail area | 235.69 sq ft (21.896 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 270 |
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Production edit
The design was built by Lockley-Newport Boats in the United States, starting in 1978. It was developed into the Gloucester 22 in 1983 and produced until the company went out of business in 1988. The molds were then acquired by Classic Yachts of Chanute, Kansas and the boat became the Classic 22 (Windley) in 1990 and was built until 2000.[1][4][5][6]
Design edit
The Lockley-Newport LN-23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 2,700 lb (1,225 kg) and carries 1,000 lb (454 kg) of lead ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.92 ft (0.59 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][4]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin, one of which is an optional double. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal). Cabin headroom is 60 in (150 cm).[1][4]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of 6.0 kn (11.1 km/h).[4]
Operational history edit
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "like her sisters, the Gloucester 16 ... and the Gloucester 19 ... her molds were passed from one business entity to another, and construction was perhaps understandably what one might call 'variable.' Best features: There isn't much to get excited about with this boat, in our opinion. True, it's a matter of taste, but we feel that she is a plain Jane in a crowded field with many more attractive boats vying for attention ... Sorry, but we can't conjure up any significant 'best features' for her. Worst features: Her so-so construction and a lack of amenities below top the list of things we feel work against her."[4]
See also edit
Related development
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2021). "LN-23 (Lockley-Newport)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Stuart Windley". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 230. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Gloucester 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.