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Columbia Yachts 22

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1966–1972

A fin-keeled masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, updated in 1969 with an outboard well and revised hatch layout

Designed by William Crealock.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.36 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 998 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.97 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.39 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.39
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 121
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.0
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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

  • Lighter than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.0
Displacement / length
121.3
Comfort ratio
10.8
Capsize screening
2.39
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
556
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1966–1972
Units built
1541
Designer
William Crealock
Builder
Columbia Sailing Yachts

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