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Victoire Yachts 22

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1961

A 1961 masthead sloop with a shallow 0.95-metre draft and a 41% ballast ratio for stability in shoal waters

Designed by D. Koopmans Sr & Dick Koopmans Sr..

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 2.20 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,100 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.95 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 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 166
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
165.6
Comfort ratio
13.7
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
482
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1961
Units built
1100
Designer
D. Koopmans Sr, Dick Koopmans Sr.
Builder
Victoire Jachtbouw

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.7 m longerThe world's most popular one-design keelboat, featuring a light 1406kg displacement for responsive, agile handling
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

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