Catalina Yachts 22
Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1969
A swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
Designed by Frank V. Butler.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Swing Keel
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TrailerableBeam 2.34 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,021 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,021 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 0.61 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 11Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.34Bluewater
LightD/L 139Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 19.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 24%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
24.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.1
Displacement / length
139.1
Comfort ratio
11.1
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
530
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Units built
15000
Designer
Frank V. Butler
Builder
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