Grampian 23

The Grampian 23 is a recreational keelboat built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1971 and 1976 with 450 boats completed.

Design

Designed by Alex McGruer, the fibreglass hull has a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a stub keel with a swing keel, or optional fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the swing keel extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a dinette table in the main cabin that converts to a double berth and an aft berth on the port side, under the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is. The cabin has a poptop. The spacious interior means the cockpit is relatively small for the boat's size.
It has a masthead sloop rig. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of.