GALION 22

Let's have a look at the spec:  Medium displacement fibreglass cruiser / racer designed by Ian Hannay.

                                                    LOA 22ft 0in

                                                    LWL18ft 0in

                                                    Beam 7ft 3in

                                                    Draught 3ft 3in

                                                    Sail area 207sq ft

                                                    Displacement 3400 lb

Ballast 1550 lb (But on the plans shown the ballast iron keel is 1700lb)

Main Cabin Headroom 5' - 8" aft tapering to 5' - 0" at forward end.                

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Lastly it has a Byron Rating of 1151 which is fast for it's size. This means we can whip the pants off the opposition when required. Surely we can't be ignored, and that's because we are dangerous racing wise.

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Our rating, Check it out here: http://www.byronsoftware.org.uk/bycn/bycn.htm  . 

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You might also be interested in the JOG / ISAF racing rules. 

Click here to view them: http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/OSR2010Mo0101209-[8155].pdf

Look at the ballast ratio of 50% (They say in the brochure on the next page it's 45%). She's stable and stiff. Look at the large accommodation with good headroom in two cabins. Not many fast cruisers of 22ft with that comfort. Come to think of it I don't know of any even slow cruisers of 22ft  with that sort of comfort. Look at her lines. Only the larger yachts have lines like that these days.  Look at the generous freeboard, just the job for heavy seas. Safety and that's very important. Oh by the way she's only a 3ft 3in draught ideal for the swatch ways and inland creeks. No fear of running aground. Look at her strong construction much safer than the flimsy racers of today. Look at her traditional long keel design and hull shape.

With firm or tucked up bilges more rigid initial stability is promoted. At the same time the near traditional hull shape has been found to be the best shape to give a stable and easy motion at sea.  This shape, proved over time, is ideal for a good sea boat to give comfort and stability in a seaway.

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A note on keel shapes: With regard to the long keel structure of the Galion 22, we have a much safer shape than the modern counterparts. It is integral with the hull and well faired for strength. The smooth entry into the water thus provided gives a non slamming feature for a smoother and safer ride, the sort of ride expected in a larger vessel. The tendency to be stopped by larger waves is also reduced.

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After a notable keel failure the accident report was as follows: 

Keel warning 22 December 2003  Following the fatal capsize of a U.K. owned sail training yacht in Australia, the coroner has recommended that, for the safety of other owners of light displacement yachts, the details of the catastrophic failure of the hull/ keel join in this case should be noted.

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This yacht was The "Rising Farrster" with an unfaired fin keel.

"The keel snapped off."