HELMS 22
Description
The Helms 22 is a compact, trailerable daysailer/racer built by Helms Yachts (Jack A. Helms Co., Irmo, South Carolina, USA) in the late 1970s to early 1980s, as part of their small line of affordable fiberglass monohulls (the company produced 600–800 boats total before closing in the 1980s, focusing on models like the Helms 24, 25, and 27). It's a swing keel (centerboard) design with a masthead sloop rig, popular among trailer-sailors for its shallow draft when up, easy launch/haul, and decent club racing or daysailing performance—similar in spirit to the Catalina 22 but with regional (Southeast US) appeal and some owner reports of solid build quality for the era.
Construction Details
| Designer | Jack A. Helms |
|---|---|
| Builder | Helms Yachts |
| Length | 22.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1978 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 24 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 9 ft |
| p | 20 ft |
| e | 8.75 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 ft | 9 ft | 20 ft | 8.75 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
HELMS 22 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 20 ft - (6096 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.75 ft - (2667 mm) |
| Leech | * 21.42 ft - (6529 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 21.55 ft - (6568 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | 87.39 ft² |
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HELMS 22 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 20.51 ft - (6251 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 12.28 ft - (3743 mm) |
| Leech | * 17.33 ft - (5282 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.35 ft - (3155 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 106.13 ft² |
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HELMS 22 - GENOA
| Luff | * 24.35 ft - (7422 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.84 ft - (4523 mm) |
| Leech | * 22.65 ft - (6904 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 164.36 ft² |
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HELMS 22 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 24.35 ft - (7422 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 16.2 ft - (4938 mm) |
| Foot | * 16.2 ft - (4938 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 335.3 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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