International Tempest Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · lifting

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

22' · 6.71 m

Disp.

1,021 lbs · 463 kg

First year

1965

The International Tempest is a 22foot highperformance racing keelboat that occupies a unique space in nautical history as one of the few keeldriven vessels designed for trapeze use. Conceived by the prolific British naval architect Ian Proctor in 1965, the boat was specifically engineered to dominate the selection trials for a new twoman Olympic keelboat. It succeeded spectacularly, serving as an Olympic class in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Games. While the "International" designation in its name refers to its status as a World Sailing recognized class, production was handled by several licensed builders over the decades, most notably the O'Day Corporation in the United States and Bootswerft Mader in Germany.