Engineering:Buccaneer 220
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Year | 1978 |
| Builder(s) | Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts |
| Boat | |
| Crew | Two |
| Draft | 3.00 feet (0.91 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.50 feet (6.86 m) |
| LWL | 19.25 feet (5.87 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 feet (2.41 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 95 sq ft (8.8 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 109.56 sq ft (10.178 m2) |
| Total sail area | 204.56 sq ft (19.004 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 237 (average) |
The Buccaneer 220 is an American trailerable sailboat, designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is now out of production.[1][2][3][4]
Production
The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, which is itself a division of the Brunswick Boat Group, which is in turn owned by the Brunswick Corporation.[1]
The design was later developed into the US Yachts US 22.[1]
Design
The Buccaneer 220 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom hung rudder, a shoal-draft fin keel and may be fitted with a spinnaker for downwind sailing.[1][2]
It displaces 2,450 lb (1,111 kg), carries 950 lb (431 kg) of ballast and has a hull speed of 5.88 kn (10.89 km/h).[1][2]
The Buccaneer 220 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 237 with a high of 258 and low of 228.[2]
See also
- Similar sailboats
- Alberg 22
- Cape Dory 22
- Core Sound 20 Mark 3
- CS 22
- DS-22
- Edel 665
- Flicka 20
- Hunter 20
- Nonsuch 22
- Pearson Electra
- Santana 22
- Starwind 223
- Tanzer 22
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 220 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/buccaneer-220. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 220". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/146/buccaneer-220. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull.
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