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Seal 22

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1968

An Angus Primrose-designed fractional sloop with a lifting keel, also marketed in Canada as the Sirocco 22

Designed by Angus Primrose, built by John Baker Ltd.

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

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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 1,089 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,089 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.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.32 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.32
LightHeavy

184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 609 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
183.7
Comfort ratio
12.7
Capsize screening
2.32
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
498
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Designer
Angus Primrose
Builder
John Baker Ltd

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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.8 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air

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