Sailmaster 22 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

22' · 6.71 m

Disp.

3,650 lbs · 1,656 kg

First year

1963

When Sparkman & Stephens drafted design number 1743 in the early 1960s, they sought to compress the seaworthiness, elegance, and balanced handling of their legendary offshore racers into a package that could easily explore shallow estuaries. The resulting Sailmaster 22, introduced in 1963, stands as a prime example of the "pocket cruiser" era, blending classic American naval architecture with robust European craftsmanship. Initially built in the Netherlands by esteemed yards such as Werf Gusto, Amsterdam Shipyard G. de Vries Lentsch, and De Noord, these boats were imported to the United States to meet a growing demand for fiberglass pocket yachts. The design later saw production move domestically to Seafarer Yachts in New York. The vessel was immortalized in Chesapeake Bay lore when writer and photographer Robert de Gast completed a grueling, solitary circumnavigation of the Delmarva Peninsula aboard his Sailmaster 22, Slick Ca'm, chronicled in his 1975 classic, Western Wind, Eastern Shore. Today, the Sailmaster 22 is coveted by traditionalists who prize structural substance and classic aesthetics over modern interior volume.