The South Coast 23 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a daysailer and cruiser and first built in 1965.
[1][3] The South Coast 23 design was developed into the Kittiwake 23 in 1966 by the Kenner Boat Company, by taking one extra hull and using it to build a new mold, slightly lengthening it and changing the cabin top shape.
It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom with a lazarette; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel.
[3] The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the South Coast Seacraft Owners' Association.
[6] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel, who completed and sailed a kit South Coast 23 with his wife, wrote, "best features: Carl Alberg did a good job designing a graceful-looking hull with springy sheer and relatively low freeboard.