BoatsFalcon 22 Race

Falcon 22 Race

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2015

A high-performance fractional sloop updated by Klaas Goos from the classic E. G. van de Stadt Polyvalk design

Designed by Klaas Goos, built by Goos Watersport.

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 2.07 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 525 kg of hull, so roughly 1,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.95 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 2.59 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.59
EasygoingPowered-up

44.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 44.5
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Lighter than ~97% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 838 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
44.5
Capsize screening
2.59
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Klaas Goos
Builder
Goos Watersport, Neptun Yachten

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Fairey Marine FalconA 1957 fractional sloop centerboard dinghy managed by Olympic medalist Charles Currey for Fairey MarineMcVay Fiberglass Yachts Falcon 16A prolific centreboard dinghy with nearly 1000 built, designed for class racing with a spinnakerFalcon 24 (S&S)A Sparkman & Stephens-designed fin-keel evolution of the classic Dolphin 24, built in New Zealand during the 1970s

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