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Seafarer Yachts 22

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1976

A trailerable 22-footer featuring a shoal-draft configuration and a transom-hung rudder for shallow-water access

Designed by McCurdy & Rhodes.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.26 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,043 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,043 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 0.86 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 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.25
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.1
Displacement / length
166.7
Comfort ratio
12.7
Capsize screening
2.25
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
486
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
McCurdy, Rhodes
Builder
Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts

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J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
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The family

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

Seafarer Yachts 23A McCurdy & Rhodes-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel, balanced for coastal cruising and club racingSeafarer Yachts 26A 1977 masthead sloop with a 1.14-metre draft, designed for coastal stability and efficient light-displacement sailingSeafarer Yachts 24A 7.34-metre masthead sloop available in multiple deck and interior layouts, including a trailerable swing-keel model

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