Lockley-Newport LN-23
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.
Production
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.Design
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 and carries of lead ballast.The boat has a draft of with the centerboard 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 maneuvering.
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. Cabin headroom is.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 270 and a hull speed of.