R22 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull and Don Martin |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 2002 |
| No. built | 15 |
| Builder | Rocket Boats |
| Name | Rocket 22 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,600 lb (726 kg) |
| Draft | 5.67 ft (1.73 m) maximum with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 22.00 ft (6.71 m) |
| LWL | 21.50 ft (6.55 m) |
| Beam | 8.48 ft (2.58 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | retractable bulb fin keel |
| Ballast | 600 lb (272 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 28.83 ft (8.79 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 183.00 sq ft (17.001 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 129.74 sq ft (12.053 m2) |
| Total sail area | 312.74 sq ft (29.054 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 108 (average) |
The Rocket 22 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by American Gary Mull and Canadian Don Martin as a racer and first built in 2002.123456
The Rocket 22 is a development of Mull's 1983 Laminex Pocket Rocket design.16
Production
The boat was built by Rocket Boats in Canada, with 15 boats completed. The design is now out of production.167
Design
The Rocket 22 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, an transom-hung rudder and a retractable bulb fin keel. It displaces 1,600 lb (726 kg) and carries 600 lb (272 kg) of ballast.126
The boat has a draft of 5.67 ft (1.73 m) with the bulb keel down and 1.00 ft (0.30 m) with the keel retracted. It also features a retractable bowsprit for the large asymmetrical spinnaker.16
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 108 with a high of 138 and low of 93. It has a hull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h).26
References
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Rocket 22 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Rocket 22". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Don Martin". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Rocket 22". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Rocket Boats". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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