| DS-22 | |
| Image Boat: | File:DS-22 Pepita 0424.jpg |
| Designer: | Bruce Kirby |
| Location: | Canada |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Builder: | Diller-Schwill |
| Displacement: | 24000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 21.67feet |
| Lwl: | 18.5feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Hull Draft: | 4.5feet with centreboard down |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel with centreboard |
| Ballast: | 8900NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | Transom-mounted rudder |
| Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
| I: | 27feet |
| J: | 9.3feet |
| P: | 22.8feet |
| E: | 7.8feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 88.92square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 125.55square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 214.47square feet |
| Phrf: | 255 (average) |
The DS-22 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby and first built in 1983.[1] [2] [3]
The DS-22 is a development of the 1976 Vision 660.[1]
The boat was built by Diller-Schwill in Odessa, Ontario, Canada, but it is now out of production.[1] [4]
The DS-22 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed keel with a centreboard. It displaces 24000NaN0 and carries 8900NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 4.5feet with the centreboard extended and 2feet with it retracted.[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 255 with a high of 252 and low of 258. It has a hull speed of 5.762NaN2.[2]
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The DS 22 is good looking boat with a swing keel and sensible cabin layout. Some of these boat were built with a main hatch which lifted to provide over 6 feet (1.9m) of headroom in the cabin."[5]
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