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Heard 23 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Gaffers & Luggers, Mylor Bridge,
Cornwall |
Based on the design
of Falmouth Working Boats, the Heard 23 is a heavy displacement
small cruiser or weekender with immense character, and remarkably
good performance and seakeeping ability. Compared to most other
small yachts, including other modern gaffers, the Heard boats are
massively heavily built. Despite this they sail extremely well. |
LOA |
32' 0" inc. bowsprit and rudder, 23' 3"
on deck |
Sail area |
567 sq ft, main, jib, staysail and topsail |
LWL |
22' 6" |
Rig |
gaff cutter |
Beam |
8' 0" |
Cabins |
1 |
Draught |
4' 0" |
Berths |
2/3 |
Displacement |
not known |
Engine |
Volvo 2002 diesel |
Ballast |
2.5 tons |
BHP |
18 |
Keel type |
Long keel with encapsulated ballast |
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Designed by Percy Dalton as a GRP version
of one of the smaller traditional Falmouth Working Boats,
the Heard 23 is produced in three basic versions: open working
boat, short cabin 'weekender' layout and long cabin 'cruising'
layout. |
Built by Martin Heard's yard at Mylor, each individual
boat is fitted out slightly differently, according to the
original purchasers requirements. A number of Heard 23s
are among the fleet of engineless working boats, from 23
to 28 feet in length, that still work under sail in Falmouth,
dredging for oysters in the winter months. (oyster dredging
is forbidden for powered boats). In summer they race, as
they have done for well over a hundred years, hence the
quite high sail area for their length.
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