Buccaneer 220

Buccaneer 220
Development
Designer Gary Mull
Year 1978
Builder(s) Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts
Boat
Crew Two
Draft 3.00 feet (0.91 m)
Hull
Type Fractional rigged sloop
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 22.50 feet (6.86 m)
LWL 19.25 feet (5.87 m)
Beam 7.92 feet (2.41 m)
Sails
Mainsail area 95 sq ft (8.8 m2)
Jib / Genoa area 109.56 sq ft (10.178 m2)
Total sail area 204.56 sq ft (19.004 m2)
Misc
PHRF 237 (average)

The Buccaneer 220 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is out of production.[1][2][3]

The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, which is itself a division of the Brunswick Boat Group, which is in turn owned by the Brunswick Corporation.[1]

The design was later developed into the US 22.[1]

Design

The Buccaneer 220 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom hung rudder, a shoal-draft fin keel and may be fitted with a spinnaker for downwind sailing.[1][2]

It displaces 2,450 lb (1,111 kg), carries 950 lb (431 kg) of ballast and has a hull speed of 5.88 kn (10.89 km/h).[1][2]

The Buccaneer 220 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 237 with a high of 258 and low of 228.[2]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Browning, Randy (2016). "Buccaneer 220 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 220". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. Browning, Randy (2016). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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