The Sovereign 23 and Sovereign 24 are a family of American
trailerable sailboats that was designed by
Arthur Edmunds as
cruisers and first built in 1981.
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The boat was also sold as the Sovereign 23 Adventure and a simplified, budget version with a different deck was sold as the Sovereign Antares 24.
The Sovereign 23 and 24 are developments of Edmunds'
S2 7.0
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, using the same hull mold, as are the
Sovereign 7.0 and the
Sovereign Princess 24.
Production
The designs were built by
Sovereign Yachts in the
United States, from 1981 until 1996, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Sovereign 23 and 24 are recreational
keelboats, built predominantly of
fiberglass, with wood trim. They have
masthead sloop rigs,
raked stems, plumb
transoms, transom-hung
rudders controlled by
tillers and a fixed fin
keel or shoal draft keel. They displace and carry of ballast. The Sovereign 24 differs in having a
bowsprit added.
The boats have a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boats are normally fitted with a small
outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design two different factory interior layouts. Interior A has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double
"V"-berth
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Beds in boats or ships
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in the bow cabin and two a straight settee berths in the main cabin. The
galley
A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...
is located on both sides of the
companionway
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ladder, with a two-burner stove to starboard and a sink to port. The
head
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is located on the port side beside the galley and has a privacy door.
Interior B also has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder, with a two-burner stove to starboard and a sink to port. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side.
In both layouts the cabin headroom is .
For sailing the design may be equipped with a
jib or one of a series of larger
genoas
The design has a
PHRF racing average handicap of 252 and a
hull speed of .
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Here's one of those boats that started life as a 23-footer, and a year or two later, without changing the hull, the marketers deemed that the boat had become a 24-footer, belatedly deciding to add the bowsprit as part of the length (which, of course, is not usual industry practice) ... Best features: Headroom and cabin space are very good for a 23-footer. Worst features: The statistics and specifications given in various Sovereign brochures are so inconsistent that we can't help but wonder about the accuracy of the company's claimed specifications. Be cautious before buying."
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
References
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Keelboats
1980s sailboat type designs
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Sailboat type designs by Arthur Edmunds
Sailboat types built by Sovereign Yachts