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Windrose 22 S

Fractional Sloop · Fin (Shoal Draft) · 1977–1987

A 1977 fractional sloop featuring a 0.89m shoal-draft fin keel and a spirited 19.04 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by W. Shad Turner, built by Laguna Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin (Shoal Draft)

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,034 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,034 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 0.89 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 2.43 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.43
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 148
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.0
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 844 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
148.4
Comfort ratio
11.2
Capsize screening
2.43
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
543
Hull
Hull type
Fin (shoal draft)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1987
Designer
W. Shad Turner
Builder
Laguna Yachts

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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
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Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit

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