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Cape Dory 22

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1981–1985

A 1981-1985 masthead sloop with a long keel and a 44% ballast ratio, built for steady, traditional coastal cruising

Designed by Carl Alberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.23 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,452 kg of hull, so roughly 2,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

1.99 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

333 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 333
EasygoingPowered-up

17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

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

Compared with 162 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
332.9
Comfort ratio
19.3
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
426
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1985
Units built
176
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Cape Dory Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising

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