Sirius 22


The Sirius 20, 21 and 22 are a family of Canadian trailerable sailboats that was designed by Hubert Vandestadt for cruising and first built in 1976.

Production

The series of boats was built by Vandestadt and McGruer Limited in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, from 1976 until 1987 when the company went out of business. More than 600 boats were completed.

Design

The designs are all recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. They all have transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and swing keels. A fixed fin keel was an option on the 21 and 22. All models displace, carry of iron ballast and are normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.
All the swing keel-equipped models have drafts of with the keel down and with it retracted.

Variants

;Sirius 20
;Sirius 21
;Sirius 22

Operational history

In a 2002 review Paul Howard wrote, "one gem is the Sirius 21/22 built by Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd. of Owen Sound, Ont. a company which had a strong 25-year history before finally closing its doors in 1987. Designed at Vandestadt, the Sirius 21/22 was an innovative boat and indeed is said to be the first North American production-built, ballasted cruising boat with positive flotation. In a more expensive procedure, closed-cell foam was injected into some compartments, then into the gap between the inner and outer hull the full length and up to the deck level. The foam stiffened the hull, provided sound and head insulation as well as buoyancy. Of course, with foam-injection construction, there is some loss of space in the interior as well as in stowage lockers."