Tempest 23

Tempest 23
Development
Designer Philip Rhodes
Year 1963
Boat
Draft 3.67 feet (1.12 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
Hull weight 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg)
LOA 23.17 feet (7.06 m)
Beam 7.67 feet (2.34 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type Keel
1,250 pounds (570 kg)[1]
Rig
I (foretriangle height) 26.5 feet (8.1 m)
J (foretriangle base) 8.4 feet (2.6 m)
P (mainsail luff) 23 feet (7.0 m)
E (mainsail foot) 10 feet (3.0 m)
Mast length 26.15 feet (7.97 m)
Sails
Mainsail area 115.00 square feet (10.684 m2)
Jib/genoa area 113.10 square feet (10.507 m2)
Spinnaker area 339.00 square feet (31.494 m2)
Upwind sail area 228.10 square feet (21.191 m2)
Racing
D-PN 96.6
PHRF 273

The O'Day Corp. Tempest 23 was a masthead rig keelboat sloop model designed in 1962 by Philip Rhodes,[2] who designed Weatherly (USA-17), which won the America's Cup in 1962.[3] The production run lasted from 1962[4] to 1968 with 390 hulls produced.[1]

Design

At 3000 lbs it included a 1250 lbs cast iron keel. Tempest 23 came standard with eight foot (8') Self-bailing cockpit, self-draining seats with storage, molded insulated ice box, Philippine mahogany trim, deck stepped mast, main roller reefing, full width mainsheet traveler, wirehalyards, two jib winches, separate galley and head enclosures, two (2) 6'6" berths with storage, and a 2-year warranty.[5] The sail plan consisted of a 115.00 sq. ft. mainsail, 113.10 sq. ft. jib and 339.00 sq. ft. spinnaker.[6] It can be sailed with a Tri-radial headsail.[7]

Specifications

Sail Area Calculations
Rig DimensionsMeasurement[6]
I measurement26.5 feet (8.1 m)
J measurement8.4 feet (2.6 m)
P23 feet (7.0 m)
E10 feet (3.0 m)
ISP26.5 feet (8.1 m)
JSP8.4 feet (2.6 m)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tempest 23 (O'Day)". SailboatData.Com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Philip L. Rhodes Fiberglass Cruising Sailboats". Temple University. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ben Stavis. "Analytical Biography". Temple University archive. Retrieved on 08-10-09
  4. ↑ "O'Day Corp. 1958-1989". SailboatData.Com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "O'Day Tempest Sailboat Standard Features and Specifications (1967)". Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Dimensions of Tempest 23 (o\'day)". L-36.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "O'DAY 23 Tempest Tri-Radial Headsail (6.5 oz. Radial Weave Dacron)". Precision Sails. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

Further reading

  • Henderson, Richard (1981). Philip L. Rhodes and His Yacht Designs. Camden, ME: International Marine Pub. Co. ISBN 0-87742-128-5. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  • "Records of Philip L. Rhodes (Coll. 312)". Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut: G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum. Retrieved December 9, 2013. has material on this boat.
  • O'Day Sailboats & Yachts Collections Catalog: GG Archives
  • Spurr, Daniel (2000). Heart of Glass Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them. Camden, Me.: International Marine/McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071579834.
  • "Tempest Model Information". I Heart O'Days.
  • O'Day Tempest 23' Restoration and Information Site
  • Oday 23 Sailboat Photo Gallery
  • O'Day Tempest Owner Reviews
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