Triton 22
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|crew = Two
|type = Fractional rigged sloop
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|construction = Fiberglass
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|trapeze =
|loa = 22.00 feet (6.71 m)
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|lwl = 19.92 feet (6.07 m)
|beam = 7.92 feet (2.41 m)
|draft = 4.10 feet (1.25 m)
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|sailarea = {{convert|202|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|mainsail = {{convert|93.75|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|jib = {{convert|107.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 279
|year = 1985
|designer = Gary Mull
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|builder = Pearson Yachts
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The Triton 22 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/triton-22|title = Triton 22 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 1 January 2022|last= McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220101200518/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/triton-22|archive-date= 1 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5438/triton-22|title = Sailboat Specifications for Triton 22 |accessdate = 5 June 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160805102145/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5438/triton-22|archive-date= 5 August 2016|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|title = Garry Mull (1939-1994)|access-date = 20 December 2021|last= McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary|archive-date= 18 April 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|title= Gary Mull|access-date= 20 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull|archive-date= 20 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/pearson/triton-22|title= Triton 22|access-date= 1 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220101200840/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/triton-22|archive-date= 1 January 2022|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 209. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}
Production
The boat was built for a short time by Pearson Yachts, using the molds for the US Yachts US 22, from which it was derived. The Triton 22 shares the same specifications as the US 22.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/us-22|title = US 22 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 5 June 2016|last= McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211113193639/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/us-22|archive-date= 13 November 2021|url-status= live}}
Design
The Triton 22 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom hung rudder, a fin keel and may be fitted with a spinnaker for downwind sailing. It displaces {{convert|2450|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, carries {{convert|950|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|3|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table on the port side that forms a double berth and a quarter berth on the starboard side of the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin and is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The portable head is located on the port side of bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is {{convert|48|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 279 and a hull speed of {{convert|6.0|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features: The four-seater dinette is wide, extending to almost half the 7' 10" beam, and converts to a full-length double berth. The PHRF rating seems generous. Owners reporting on the Internet seem to think the boat is reasonably fast, well made, and generally very satisfactory. Worst features: Compared to comps, the draft is a little high, the ballast a little low, and the headroom low, too."
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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{{Gary Mull sailboat designs}}
{{Pearson Yachts}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs