DS-22

The DS-22 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby and first built in 1983.

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.

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 2400 lb and carries 890 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft with the centreboard extended and 2.0 ft 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 5.76 kn.

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."