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Buccaneer 220

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1978

A fractional sloop with a 0.79m draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive, light-air performance

Designed by Gary Mull, built by Bayliner Marine Corp.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,111 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,111 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.79 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.35 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.35
LightHeavy

153 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 153
EasygoingPowered-up

18.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 946 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
153.3
Comfort ratio
12.0
Capsize screening
2.35
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
545
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Gary Mull
Builder
Bayliner Marine Corp, US Yachts)

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Beneteau First 2357.11 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a light displacement and high sail area ratio
Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
Ranger Yachts 226.86 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn IOR mini-ton racer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for competitive performance in a compact hull
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Allegro (Westell)6.32 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA John Westell-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, built for performance and shoal water access since 1956

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