Elizabethan 23 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

23' · 7.01 m

Displ.

3,571 lbs · 1,620 kg

First year

1969

The Elizabethan 23, introduced in 1969, represents one of the most successful collaborations between the visionary builder Peter Webster and the prolific naval architect David Thomas. Designed during the formative years of fiberglass production in Lymington, the boat was conceptualized as a "miniature offshore cruiser" rather than a mere dayboat. While many 23footers of the late 1960s were designed for sheltered estuaries, the Elizabethan 23 was built with the scantlings and ballast ratios of a much larger vessel, intended to handle the rigorous conditions of the English Channel. Its production run lasted through the mid1970s, cementing its status as a foundational model for Peter Webster Ltd. alongside its larger siblings, the Elizabethan 29 and 31.