US 22

Development
Designer	Gary Mull
Location	United States
Year	1979
Builder	US Yachts
Name	US 22
Boat
Crew	two
Displacement	2,450 lb (1,111 kg)
Draft	4.10 ft (1.25 m) with swing keel 2.67 ft (0.81 m) with shoal keel
Hull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	22.00 ft (6.71 m)
LWL	19.92 ft (6.07 m)
Beam	7.92 ft (2.41 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fixed deep or shoal keel, optional swing keel
Ballast	950 lb (431 kg)
Rudder	transom-mounted
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	24.80 ft (7.56 m)
J foretriangle base	8.70 ft (2.65 m)
P mainsail luff	25.00 ft (7.62 m)
E mainsail foot	7.50 ft (2.29 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	93.75 sq ft (8.710 m2)
Jib/genoa area	107.88 sq ft (10.022 m2)
Total sail area	202 sq ft (18.8 m2)
Racing
PHRF	282
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The US Yachts US 22 is a recreational keelboat first built in 1979 by Bayliner and it is now out of production.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The US 22 design was later developed into the Triton 22 and built by Pearson Yachts starting in 1985.^[3][7][8]

Designed by Gary Mull, the fiberglass hull has a raked stem and reverse transom, and a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller.^[3][9] It has hull speed of 5.98 kn (11.07 km/h).^[10][11]

It has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow, a drop-down dinette table on the port side that forms a double berth and a single quarter berth on the starboard side that extends under the cockpit. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway steps. The galley is equipped with an optional two-burner alcohol-fired stove, a single sink with hand-pumped water supply and a portable icebox. The optional head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the forward section of the "V" berth and consists of a portable toilet. The cabin sole is teak and holly. Ventilation is provided by a hatch over the bow cabin. Below decks headroom is 57 in (145 cm).^[3][9][5]

It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars and has a mainsheet traveler mounted on the bridge deck, genoa tracks, an internally-mounted outhaul, topping lift and reefing system. There are two cockpit winches for the jib. The boat may be fitted with a spinnaker for downwind sailing.^[9]

Variants

It was factory-built with three different types of fin keels: a conventional fixed keel, a fixed shoal-draft keel and a retractable swing keel.^{[3][4][12][13][9][14][15]} It has a draft of 4.10 ft (1.25 m) with the standard keel and 2.60 ft (0.79 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. The swing keel model has a draft of 5.75 ft (1.75 m) with the keel down and 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with it up.^{[3][4][12][13][9][14]}

US 22

This model was introduced in 1979 with a full fin keel and a draft of 4.10 ft (1.25 m). It has a PHRF racing average handicap of 282.^[3][4]

US 22 SD

This model was introduced in 1979 with a shoal draft keel and a draft of 2.60 ft (0.79 m). The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 264.^[12][13]

US 22 Swing Keel

This model was introduced in 1979 with a swing keel and a draft of 5.75 ft (1.75 m) with the keel down and 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with it retracted.^[3][9][14]

Reception

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel noted the wide four seat dinette table, which can be converted into a double berth. He listed the full keel version's worst features, in comparison to its competition, as, "the draft is a little high, the ballast a little low, and the headroom low, too."^[5]

References

External links

• Media related to US Yachts US 22 at Wikimedia Commons