Engineering:Balboa 22
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | W. Shad Turner and William M. Downing |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| Builder(s) | Coastal Recreation, Inc |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 1,980 lb (898 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with swing keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 21.58 ft (6.58 m) |
| LWL | 19.00 ft (5.79 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing keel |
| Ballast | 600 lb (272 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 206.00 sq ft (19.138 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 246 |
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The Balboa 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner and William M. Downing as a cruiser and first built in 1977.[1][2][3]
The design was developed into the Windrose 22 and, with a new deck, the hull was reused for the Laguna 22 in 1983.[1][3][4]
Production
The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States , starting in 1977, with production ending in 1979. Laguna Yachts purchased Coastal Recreation, renamed some models, and reused hull molds for other designs, including the Balboa 22's molds.[1][3][5][6]
Design
The Balboa 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, a "pop-top" cabin and a swing keel or fixed shoal-draft fin keel. The swing keel model displaces 1,980 lb (898 kg) and carries 600 lb (272 kg) of ballast. The fixed keel model displaces 2,280 lb (1,034 kg).[1][3]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 2.92 ft (0.89 m), while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the swing keel extended and 1.25 ft (0.38 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people. The cabin headroom is 52 in (130 cm) or 72 in (180 cm) with the "pop-top" open.[3]
The Balboa 22 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 246 and a hull speed of 5.8 kn (10.7 km/h).[3]
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote of the Balboa 22, "best features: Poptop gives six-foot headroom when erected. Worst features: Construction is below average—definitely not 'yacht quality.'"[3]
See also
Related development
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Balboa 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/balboa-22.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "W. Shad Turner". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 214. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN:978-0-07-163652-0
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Laguna 22". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/laguna-22.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coastal Recreation Inc. 1968 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/coastal-recreation-inc.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Laguna Yachts 1973 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/laguna-yachts.
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