BoatsGazelle 22

Gazelle 22

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1980

A lightweight fractional sloop from the C&C Design Group, built for speed and responsive handling.

Designed by C&C Design Group, built by Ontario Yachts Co. Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 2.21 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 915 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.12 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 moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

2.30 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 168
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.5

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

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 973 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.5
Displacement / length
168.1
Comfort ratio
11.8
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
453
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
C&C Design Group
Builder
Ontario Yachts Co. Ltd

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