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Ajax 23

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Ajax 23
NameAjax 23
Boat
Crew3
Hull
Hull weight854 kg 1900 lb
LOA7.07m 23 ft 3 in
Beam1.95m 6 ft 5 in
Sails
Mainsail area20.0 m2 215 sq.ft
Spinnaker area20.62 m2 220 sq.ft

History

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Ajaxes berthed at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club

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

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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]

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References

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