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Invader 22

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1975

A masthead sloop derived from the Snapdragon 670, featuring a shallow 0.61-meter draft for versatile coastal cruising

Designed by Feltham, Walsh & Wakefield, built by Thames Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin Keel

Is it for you?

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 907 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 907 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.61 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 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.54 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.54
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 130

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

  • Lighter than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 946 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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
130.2
Comfort ratio
9.7
Capsize screening
2.54
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
543
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
Feltham, Walsh, Wakefield
Builder
Thames Marine

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The family

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