Designer Philip Rhodes Draft 3.67 feet (1.12 m) Construction Fiberglass | Year 1963 Type Monohull | |
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Hull weight 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) | ||
The O'Day Corp. Tempest 23 was a masthead rig keelboat sloop model designed in 1962 by Philip Rhodes, who designed Weatherly (USA-17), which won the America's Cup in 1962. The production run lasted from 1962 to 1968 with 390 hulls produced.
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. The sail plan consisted of a 115.00 sq. ft. mainsail, 113.10 sq. ft. jib and 339.00 sq. ft. spinnaker. It can be sailed with a Tri-radial headsail.