Falmouth Cutter 22
Description
Falmouth Cutter 22—pocket blue water legend. Lyle Hess design from the seventies, built by Sam Morse (BCC fame) in fiberglass: 22 feet LOA, 21 on the waterline, 8-foot beam, full keel with 3,000 pounds displacement, 1,200 ballast. Draft 3.5 feet, gaff cutter rig, 250 square feet sail—mainsail, staysail, yankee, optional topsail. Interior? V-berth forward, settees saloon, galley starboard, head port, quarter berth aft—sleeps two comfy, four in a pinch. Bristol Channel Cutter's little sister: same wineglass transom, same bombproof build, same "go anywhere" attitude. Cruises at 5 knots, heaves-to like a dream in 40 knots.
Construction Details
| Designer | Lyle Hess |
|---|---|
| Builder | Sam L. Morse Co. |
| Length | 30.500 ft |
| LOA | 22.000 ft |
| LWL | 20.830 ft |
| Beam | 8.000 ft |
| Displacement | 7400 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.500 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 28.17 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 12.83 ft |
| p | 25.17 ft |
| e | 11.92 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.17 ft | 12.83 ft | 25.17 ft | 11.92 ft | - | - | - | - |
Blueprints
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 25.38 ft - (7736 mm) |
| Foot | 11.8 ft - (3597 mm) |
| Leech | * 26.22 ft - (7992 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 82.06 ° |
| Diagonal | 26.47 ft - (8068 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in - (133 mm) |
| Area | * 153.04 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 30 ft - (9144 mm) |
| Foot | 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Leech | 23.5 ft - (7163 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 79.58 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.21 ft - (3112 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 16.38 ° |
| Area | * 153.13 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 30 ft - (9144 mm) |
| Foot | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Leech | 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 111.69 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.33 ft - (4368 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 1.92 ° |
| Area | * 214.95 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | 30 ft - (9144 mm) |
| Foot | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Leech | 25 ft - (7620 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 103.9 % |
| Length Perp | * 13.33 ft - (4063 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9.09 ° |
| Area | * 199.94 ft² |
| Sail Type | YANKEE |
|---|---|
| Luff | 29 ft - (8839 mm) |
| Foot | 11.23 ft - (3423 mm) |
| Leech | 22.6 ft - (6888 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 62.43 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.01 ft - (2441 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19.99 ° |
| Area | * 116.19 ft² |
| Sail Type | STAYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 20.5 ft - (6248 mm) |
| Foot | 9.75 ft - (2972 mm) |
| Leech | 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 7.74 ft - (2359 mm) |
| Area | * 79.34 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | 15.75 ft - (4801 mm) |
| Foot | 7.75 ft - (2362 mm) |
| Leech | 10.82 ft - (3298 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 37.57 % |
| Length Perp | * 4.82 ft - (1469 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 27.01 ° |
| Area | * 37.99 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMTRYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 11 ft - (3353 mm) |
| Foot | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Leech | 14.5 ft - (4420 mm) |
| Length Perp | * 9.34 ft - (2847 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 0.56 ° |
| Area | * 40 ft² |
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