Design and Construction
The Voyager measures 7.0 meters overall, with a 2.5-meter beam and a weight of 2000 kilograms. It carries surprising volume for its size without drifting into a barge-like profile.
The saloon has a full 6 feet of headroom, an impressive figure for such a compact deck footprint. A separate heads compartment is also genuinely unusual in a yacht of this length. Lunney’s brief called for more interior room than the Corribee, and the Voyager delivers it.
Accommodation and Layout
The Mark 1 sleeps four, with a pair of berths in the forepeak and two singles in the saloon. The Mark 2 revised the interior by adding a double berth in the galley, increasing capacity to five without changing the boat’s footprint.
The galley has a sink and a double-burner cooker. No oven was fitted as standard, though there’s room to add one at the cost of some stowage. The separate heads are a particular advantage when it comes to privacy aboard a boat this small.
Two people can live aboard for extended cruising. A family can fit comfortably for days and weekends, though the accommodation remains modest in absolute terms for more than two people over longer periods.
Rig and Seaworthiness
The Voyager carries 40.7 square meters of sail on a masthead sloop rig, enough to move its 2000-kilogram hull with authority. Period assessments rated the boat as extremely seaworthy for its dimensions, a meaningful judgment for a 23-footer intended to cross open water.
Its hull form and ballast plan provide a stable platform that justifies the confidence reviewers placed in it.
Verdict
The Virgo Voyager is a thoughtfully enlarged take on the Corribee concept: a 23-foot yacht with full saloon headroom, a private heads compartment, and berth numbers that rival boats a foot or two longer. Those accommodations sit within a hull that period reviewers trusted offshore.
The compromises are familiar ones for a small cruiser. There’s no standard oven, fitting one reduces stowage, and the absolute space becomes modest when more than two people stay aboard for long periods. Even so, it’s a carefully considered design that makes unusually effective use of its length.
Pros
- Full 6-foot saloon headroom in a 23-foot yacht
- Separate heads compartment, rare at this length
- Rated extremely seaworthy for its size
- Five berths in the Mark 2, including a galley double
Cons
- No oven as standard; adding one costs stowage
- Modest long-term accommodation for more than two people
