Kiwi 22
Description
The Kiwi 22 is a compact American fiberglass pocket cruiser designed by Ron Holland (the renowned New Zealand naval architect known for high-performance yachts like the 1979 Whitbread winner Flyer and many IOR racers). It was built by Kiwi Boats (USA) starting in 1977, with a limited production run (exact numbers unknown but very low, likely dozens of hulls at most). The design emphasizes a lightweight, trailerable hull with a fractional sloop rig for responsive handling, good light-air performance, and basic accommodations suitable for daysailing, weekend cruising, or club racing—often described as a fast, fun "little flyer" with clean lines and modern (for the era) proportions.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ron Holland |
|---|---|
| Builder | Kiwi Boats (USA) |
| Length | 21.000 ft |
| LOA | 21.000 ft |
| LWL | 17.500 ft |
| Beam | 7.000 ft |
| Displacement | 1800 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1977 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 25.27 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 7.46 ft |
| p | 26.50 ft |
| e | 9.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.27 ft | 7.46 ft | 26.50 ft | 9.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Kiwi 22 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 26.5 ft - (8077 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Leech | * 27.71 ft - (8446 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.02 ° |
| Diagonal | * 27.84 ft - (8486 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | 125.72 ft² |
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Kiwi 22 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 21.08 ft - (6425 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.76 ft - (2975 mm) |
| Leech | * 18.54 ft - (5651 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.58 ft - (2615 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 90.47 ft² |
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Kiwi 22 - GENOA
| Luff | * 25.03 ft - (7629 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.94 ft - (3639 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.67 ft - (7215 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.19 ft - (3411 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 140.02 ft² |
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Kiwi 22 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 25.03 ft - (7629 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 13.43 ft - (4093 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.43 ft - (4093 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 285.73 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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