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Etap 22i
Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · 1983–1996
A 1983-1996 production fractional sloop with a lifting keel, offering a lightweight 975kg displacement for easy handling
Designed by Jacques De Ridder.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Lifting Keel
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The Etap 22i, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
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Character
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TrailerableBeam 2.47 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 975 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 975 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 0.40 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 2.51 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.51
LightHeavy
163 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 163
EasygoingPowered-up
17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff
24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 24%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
24.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
163.4
Comfort ratio
10.6
Capsize screening
2.51
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
522
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1996
Units built
550
Designer
Jacques De Ridder
Builder
Etap Yachting
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Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.6 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Etap 23A Jac. de Ridder-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel for versatile shoal-draft cruisingEtap 23ilA 1990s fractional sloop with a lifting keel, offering a stable 30% ballast ratio for coastal cruisingEtap 23iA 1982-1994 production model featuring a 31% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising in a compact, trailerable hullEtap 22A versatile Van de Stadt fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel for shoal water access and easy traileringEtap 32iA fractional sloop designed for stability and ease of handling, featuring a moderate displacement and fin keelEtap 20A nimble fractional sloop with a lifting keel, designed by E.G. van de Stadt for versatile shoal-water sailing
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