BoatsMustang 22

Mustang 22

Fractional Sloop · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · First built 1969

A Martin Bludworth-designed quarter-tonner built for competitive racing with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Martin Bludworth, built by PlasTrend.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 885 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 885 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 0.71 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.24
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.1
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 613 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
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.1
Displacement / length
177.2
Comfort ratio
12.2
Capsize screening
2.24
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
425
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
Martin Bludworth
Builder
PlasTrend, Composite Technologies

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The family

Boats like this

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

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