The Nomad 22 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by

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as a

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and first built in 1967.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 212.

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/ McGraw-Hill, 2010. The boat is a development of the Westerly 22.

Production

The design was built by Westerly Marine Construction in the United Kingdom, between 1967 and 1969, with 267 completed.

Design

The Nomad 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled

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, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and twin fixed keels, plus a centre skeg. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard twin keels. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. A small Volvo Penta

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or petrol Vire

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was optional. The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The

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is located on both sides amidships. The galley is equipped with a stove to port and a sink on the starboard side. The

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is . For sailing the design may be equipped with one a series of jibs or genoas. The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 300 and a hull speed of .

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes sailing events, the ''Westerly Owners Association''. In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: She will sit on a half-tide mooring, thanks to her twin keels. A flatbed trailer will serve as a road conveyance. If a dodger is added, headroom becomes almost six feet. Worst features: Due to exceptionally large wetted surface, shallow twin keels and smallish sail area, it will take a good while to get anywhere, especially if 'anywhere' happens to be upwind. And if you plan to short-circuit your trip by motoring, get a tow car that can handle 5,500 pounds."

References

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Production

Design

Operational history

See also

References