| Balboa 22 | |
| Designer: | W. Shad Turner and William M. Downing |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1977 |
| Builder: | Coastal Recreation, Inc |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 5.5feet with swing keel down |
| Displacement: | 19800NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 21.58feet |
| Lwl: | 19feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | swing keel |
| Ballast: | 6000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 206square feet |
| Phrf: | 246 |
| Successor: | Windrose 22 |
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]
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]
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 19800NaN0 and carries 6000NaN0 of ballast. The fixed keel model displaces 22800NaN0.[1] [3]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 2.92feet, while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 5.5feet with the swing keel extended and 1.25feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people. The cabin headroom is 52inches or 72inches with the "pop-top" open.[3]
The Balboa 22 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 246 and a hull speed of 5.8kn.[3]
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]
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