Ajax 23
| Name | Ajax 23 |
|---|---|
| Boat | |
| Crew | 3 |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 854 kg 1900 lb |
| LOA | 7.07m 23 ft 3 in |
| Beam | 1.95m 6 ft 5 in |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 20.0 m2 215 sq.ft |
| Spinnaker area | 20.62 m2 220 sq.ft |
History[edit]
The Ajax 23 is a keelboat designed by Oliver Lee in 1967. It is a 23 ft boat sailed by 3 people. The Ajax 23 is built out of GRP and built by Halmatic. Roughly 60 boats are in existence with 1 in Sydney another in Ireland and the rest split between sailing on the River Orwell at Woolverstone near Ipswich at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club[1] and in St Mawes, Cornwall.[2]
National Championships[edit]
The National Championships for the Ajax Class take place in the summer each year, and are alternately hosted by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club (racing taking place in Dovercourt Bay)[3] and St Mawes Sailing Club (racing taking place in the River Fal estuary).[4] The National Championships at St Mawes generally precede Falmouth Week, which also includes class racing for Ajaxes.[5]
Related Designs[edit]
- The Ajax is similar to the, smaller and more numerous, Squib which Oliver Lee later designed.
- Achilles 24 Is a small cruising yacht based on the Ajax. This was designed by Oliver Lee and Chris Butler as a cruiser-racer.