Catalina 22
The Catalina 22 is a 21.5 foot long American keelboat first built in 1969. It is one of the most produced boats in its size range. In 1994 there were 70 racing fleets across the US.
Production
It is built by Catalina Yachts, has been built by Cooper Enterprises in Canada. It has also been manufactured in Australia as the Boomaroo 22 before being relaunched as the Catalina 22. The design was manufactured in the United Kingdom as the Alacrity 22.Design
Designed by Frank V. Butler, the fiberglass hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a large self-bailing cockpit, with under-seat lockers, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. Models have been built with folding swing keels, wing keels and fin keels.It has a masthead sloop rig. It has two winches for the jibsheets. Sails include a jib, 150% genoa and a spinnaker.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
Accommodations include a forward "V" berth with a privacy curtain and a port berth with an optional head that can be stowed underneath. The main cabin area includes a dinette table and a molded fiberglass galley that rolls away under the cockpit space. The foredeck features an opening hatch for ventilation. The companionway hatch may have a "pop-top" fitted for additional headroom.
Variants
;Catalina 22;Catalina 22 "New Design"
;Catalina 22 Mark II
;Catalina 22 Sport
The design was named Sail magazine's "best small cruiser for trailering". References