Gloucester 22

Gloucester 22

Development
Designer	Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle
Location	United States
Year	1983
No. built	100
Builder(s)	Gloucester Yachts
Role	Cruiser
Name	Gloucester 22
Boat
Boat weight	2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
Draft	4.92 ft (1.50 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	21.67 ft (6.61 m)
LWL	18.67 ft (5.69 m)
Beam	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	stub keel and centerboard
Ballast	800 lb (363 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	25.50 ft (7.77 m)
J foretriangle base	8.50 ft (2.59 m)
P mainsail luff	24.00 ft (7.32 m)
E mainsail foot	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	108.00 sq ft (10.034 m2)
Jib/genoa area	108.38 sq ft (10.069 m2)
Total sail area	216.38 sq ft (20.102 m2)
Racing
PHRF	186
←  Lockley-Newport LN-23

The Gloucester 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle as a cruiser and first built in 1983. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The Gloucester 22 is a development of the 1978 Lockley-Newport LN 23. The Gloucester 22 was built by Gloucester Yachts in the United States from 1983 until the company closed in 1988, having built 100 examples. It was developed into the Classic 22 (Windley) in 1990 and built by Classic Yachts of Chanute, Kansas until 2000. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

Design

The Gloucester 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel, with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) and carries 800 lb (363 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.67 ft (0.51 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^{[1] [4]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The slide-out galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove. Cabin headroom is 52 in (130 cm). ^{[1] [4]}

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 and a hull speed of 5.8 kn (10.7 km/h). ^[4]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "This vessel ... represents a genre of relatively lightweight and bare-bones designs that can be produced and sold relatively cheaply. Best features: She has the lowest minimum draft with board up compared with her comp[etitor]s, good for exploring shoal waters under power—though ... her stub keel keeps her from being in the easiest group for trailer launching and retrieving. Her high-aspect centerboard drops down to give her a draft of almost five feet, giving good performance to windward. She has six opening ports plus a small ventilation hatch forward, an advantage in sultry weather. Worst features: Construction is only so-so, as the boat is targeted to a thrifty audience. The low cost is obtained partly by offering what is usually standard equipment as optional. A pivoting rudder is optional, but should have been standard; there is danger of clipping it off as it extends below the board-up keel draft." ^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Gloucester 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Stuart Windley". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 172. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "LN-23 (Lockley-Newport)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• Photo of a Gloucester 22
• Photo of a Gloucester 22 showing the stub keel