Ericson 23-1

[1][3][4] The design was built by Ericson Yachts in the United States from 1969 until 1971, with 140 boats completed, but it is now out of production.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.

[3] In a 2007 review in Sailing Magazine, John Kretschmer wrote, "although the boat was designed to be trailerable, this was before the advent of the SUV and it was never intended to be hauled behind the family station wagon and dragged up to the lake for weekend outings.

It is nice, however, to have the option of leaving the boat on a trailer during the off-season, saving ever-increasing yard storage fees.

And should you get transferred, downsized, outsourced or just plain sick of sailing in the same place, you can hitch the trailer to a husky vehicle and head to sunnier climes ...