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Jaguar 22

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1975

A light-displacement masthead sloop with a 1.16-metre fin keel, designed for responsive coastal sailing

Designed by Frank V. Butler, built by Russell Marine Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.34 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,021 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.16 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1
TenderStiff

24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 24%

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

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

Compared with 833 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
24.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.1
Displacement / length
139.1
Comfort ratio
11.5
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
530
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Units built
1500
Designer
Frank V. Butler
Builder
Russell Marine Ltd

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J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Ranger Yachts 226.86 mSame hull family0.3 m longerAn IOR mini-ton racer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for competitive performance in a compact hull
Beneteau First 2357.11 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a light displacement and high sail area ratio
Pogo 26.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 6.5-metre ultralight racer with a 37.87 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for high-speed planing
Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
Allegro (Westell)6.32 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA John Westell-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, built for performance and shoal water access since 1956

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