Design and Construction
At 7.0 meters overall with a 2.5-meter beam and a weight of 2000 kilograms, the Voyager carries surprising volume for its size anchor. The saloon offers a full 6 feet of headroom, a figure that belies the compact deck footprint, and the separate heads compartment is genuinely unusual in a yacht of this length anchor. Lunney's brief was explicitly more interior room than the Corribee afforded, and the Voyager delivers that without drifting into a barge-like profile.
Accommodations and Layout
The Mark 1 Voyager slept four: a pair in the forepeak and two singles in the saloon anchor. The Mark 2 revised the interior to place a double berth in the galley, lifting capacity to five berths while keeping the same footprint. The galley itself is fitted with a sink and a double burner cooker, and while no oven is standard, the space exists to add one at the cost of some stowage. The separate heads remain a standout for privacy on a boat this small. Two people can live aboard for extended cruising, while a family fits comfortably for days and weekends.
Rig and Seaworthiness
The Voyager carries 40.7 square meters of sail area on a masthead sloop rig, enough to move the 2000-kilogram hull with authority. Period assessments rate the boat as extremely seaworthy for its dimensions anchor, a meaningful claim for a 23-footer asked to cross open water. The hull form and ballast plan give a stable platform that justifies the confidence reviewers placed in it.
The Verdict
The Virgo Voyager is a thoughtfully enlarged Corribee concept: a 23-foot yacht with saloon headroom, a private heads, and berth counts that rival boats a foot or two longer, wrapped around a hull that reviewers trusted offshore. The trade-offs are those of any small cruiser — galley compromise without an oven, and modest absolute space — but the design intelligence is clear.
Pros
- Full 6-foot saloon headroom in a 23-foot yacht
- Separate heads compartment rare at this length
- Rated extremely seaworthy for its size
- Mark 2 offers five berths via a galley double
Cons
- No standard oven; adding one costs storage
- Small absolute accommodation for more than two long-term
