The ETAP 23i is a recreational
keelboat, built predominantly of
glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a
fractional sloop rig, a
raked stem, a plumb
transom, a transom-hung
rudder controlled by a
tiller and a
lifting keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the lifting keel extended and with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a
trailer. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a
spinnaker. ==Operational history==