The Aquarius 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett and Stan Miller as a cruiser and first built in 1969.
[1][3][4][5] The family of designs was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States from 1969 to 1981, when the company went out of business.
[1][3][6] The Aquarius 23 family are all recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass, with balsa-cored decks.
[1][3] The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
[1][3] The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 282 and a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.5 km/h).