The Santana 22 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1966.[1][2][3][4][5]

Santana 22
Development
DesignerGary Mull
LocationUnited States
Year1966
No. built800
Builder(s)W. D. Schock Corporation
Triton Boat Company
NameSantana 22
Boat
Displacement2,600 lb (1,179 kg)
Draft3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA22.25 ft (6.78 m)
LWL18.75 ft (5.72 m)
Beam7.50 ft (2.29 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,230 lb (558 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
GeneralMasthead sloop
I foretriangle height26.00 ft (7.92 m)
J foretriangle base8.50 ft (2.59 m)
P mainsail luff21.80 ft (6.64 m)
E mainsail foot9.90 ft (3.02 m)
Sails
Mainsail area107.91 sq ft (10.025 m2)
Jib/genoa area110.50 sq ft (10.266 m2)
Total sail area218.41 sq ft (20.291 m2)
Racing
PHRF249 (average)

Production

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The boat was built by W. D. Schock Corporation in the United States from 1966 to 2010. Some were also built in Australia by the Triton Boat Company. A total of 800 were completed, but the design is currently out of production.[1][6]

W. D. Schock Corp records indicate that they built 747 boats between 1969 and 1979.[7]

Design

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The Santana 22 was Mull's first design, commissioned by Bill Schock, whom Mull had met in 1965. Mull described the design process, "Bill Schock kept saying, 'What would you do if you were going to draw a boat that would be faster than a Cal 20?' That was the real yardstick boat at that time. We were sketching on the backs of napkins, as we do. "Right after that lunch, I had to fly to New York, and when I came back, there were all these messages on the desk, 'Call Bill Schock; Call Bill Schock,' so I called and said 'What do you need?' And he said 'Where the hell are the drawings?' I said, 'What drawings?' He said, 'You said you were going to design a boat for me.' I said, 'No, you said you were going to call me if you wanted me to.' And he said, 'Well, I called.' I said, 'Oh!' And that got me started designing sailboats. The first one was the Santana 22."[8]

The design competed with the Jensen Marine Cal 20 sailboat in the market.[8]

The Santana 22 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,600 lb (1,179 kg) and carries 1,230 lb (558 kg) of ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the standard keel and 2.5 ft (0.76 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][9]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides just after the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with an optional stove to starboard and a sink to port. The head is located in the bow cabin, centered under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 46 in (117 cm).[5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 249 with a high of 277 and low of 234. It has a hull speed of 5.79 kn (10.72 km/h).[2]

Operational history

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In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features: Compared to her comp[etitor]s, the Santana may be considered old-fashioned, with her narrow beam and squared off fin keel, spade-rudder underbody. But she is a wholesome design that many consider ageless—easy and fun to sail, forgiving, and still good-looking after all these years ... Worst features: As a 1965 design she is, after all, a bit old-fashioned. And compared with her comp[etitor]s, her deeper draft makes her harder to launch from a trailer."[5]

See also

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Similar sailboats

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Santana 22 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Santana 22". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 198. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b Henkel, Steve (15 October 2016). "Gary Mull in retrospect". Good Old Boat magazine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Santana 22 K". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.