Pragmatic
design
To
modern standards the hull is not wide. With a sharp
entree above
the waterline and balanced waterlines fore and aft, the waterlines
when heeled will be parallel with the keel. That will enhance the
upwind sailing performance. The boat has a spacious cockpit with open aft. In the
peak you can store lots of luggage of a crew of four.
Deck and hull are constructed from only two parts glued together. The buns
for motor and keel profides structural stiffness. Scants, webs and
stringers are not needed.
Outboard
motor inside
The
motor is mounted in a
bun midships. To ease manoeuvering on motor,
the outboard throttle has been replaced by a morsesystem. The bun
protects the outboard motor for damaging and the screw is always in the
water. The blocks for the mainsheet are mounted on the bun, so
it's easy to use the camcleats. The motor is always ready to use
when needed in crowdy circumstances. If you don't want the
resistance of the screw when sailing, especially when you want the maximum speed under
genaker, just leave the motor behind and choose the Win version.
Undeep,
long, retractable keel
With
a draft less than 90 centimetres, it's possible to sail on the prettiest parts of the
Frisian lakes and move your way upwind
in a narrow
canal. The keel is long so it's effective even when the boat isn't
at speed. Also at windshifts the boat will react less hectic.
Although a deep, small keel is the most effective
on deep-water and high waves, they are not suitebale for shallowed
waters. With a draft of only 90 centimetres the Keus 22 delivers a
well sailing boat for shallow and deep waters, because of a
well designed hull and keel. And sure, with a deep keel, you can make
very good stability statisics when the boots heels 90 degrees. But
under normal sailing conditions, boats of the length of the Keus
22 are sailed by 30 degrees max. Then the weight of the crew is
much more important then the weight of the keel. For trailering,
we made the keel retractable with a little crane on board.