DS-22
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|image boat = File:DS-22 Pepita 0424.jpg
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|designer = Bruce Kirby
|location = Canada
|year = 1983
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|builder = Diller-Schwill
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|displacement = {{convert|2400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|21.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|18.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centreboard down
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|engine = Outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel with centreboard
|ballast = {{convert|890|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = Transom-mounted rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|27.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|9.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|88.92|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|125.55|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|214.47|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 255 (average)
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The DS-22 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby and first built in 1983.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ds-22|title = DS-22 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 4 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315180157/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ds-22|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/264/ds-22|title = Sailboat Specifications for DS 22|accessdate = 4 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180808171624/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/264/ds-22|archive-date = 8 August 2018|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/kirby-bruce |title = Bruce Kirby |accessdate = 4 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211217201839/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/kirby-bruce|archive-date= 17 December 2021|url-status= live}}
The DS-22 is a development of the 1976 Vision 660.
Production
The boat was built by Diller-Schwill in Odessa, Ontario, Canada, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ds-yachts-schwill-yachts-can|title = DS Yachts (Schwill Yachts) (CAN) 1971-1986|accessdate = 4 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220306011832/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ds-yachts-schwill-yachts-can|archive-date= 6 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
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 {{convert|2400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|890|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|2.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
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 {{convert|5.76|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
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."{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/ds22.htm|title = DS 22 |accessdate = 24 July 2018|last=McGoldrick |first=Michael |work = Sail Quest|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315180318/http://sailquest.com/market/models/ds22.htm|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs