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Helsen 22 is a 22 ′ 0 ″ / 6.7 m monohull sailboat designed by Johannes "Jopie" Helsen and built by Universal Marine Corp. starting in 1971.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
A later adaptation of this design became the WATKINS 23. Thanks for ‘PAR’ for providing updated information. Another boat that appears to come from this same tooling is the APOLLO 21.(specifics unknown).
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Need info on Helsen 22
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- Start date Apr 21, 2010
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Did you google Helsen 22? And contact those people?
I have Googled Helsen 22 and attempted to contact the owners I could locate. The owners I spoke to were not able to provide much info aside from a weblink on how to rig the sails.
Projects or Passions? Tipper, you mentioned that this is your first boat but didn't say anything about your sailing skills or your mechanical and fabricating skills. If you are new to this sport I would strongly encourage you to look for a boat that you can simply put in the water and enjoy. The fastest way to burnout and financial ruin is to purchase a project boat. If you are a family man then a project boat is akin to triplets in time and needs. If you are new to the skills of sailing a project boat and lack of experence can truly be a risk to your safety that should be avoided if at all easily done. I sailed a sound, well found, Catalina 22 for 4 years. It worked well for the wife and I to spend up to a week on the water in relative comfort. The C22 and many other boats under 25 feet are out there for very fair prices and with parts and repair information still available. If your skills and desires are to rebuild or modify a vessel to your own standards and style then please chuck this post in the same pile that my wife usually puts most my crap in. If not, get a boat that puts you on the water this summer and enjoy. The ability to resale your boat when you want to move up is also better served with a more common and popular model. Ray
Ray, You bring up excellent points. Those are the reasons I was asking for information or a reference point. I do not mind putting some time into the boat, I just need to confirm that the parts and information are available if I am willing to do the work. The asking price for the boat is under $600 with a trailer. When I say project boat, I mean that it is going to require a lot of elbow grease and cleaning. The hull, mast, boom and keel are all in good or better condition. I will need to replace the tiller, which I plan to build with stainless steel and wood. The majority of the work outside of scrubbing, rubbing and waxing is in the interior. The cushions have some minor tears and the interior may need some woodwork in the galley area. All of the fiberglass is sound. The sails and boom have been kept in a dry, enclosed area and appear to be in excellent condiition. I am new to sailing, however, I am a union pipefitter and my mechanical and fabricating skills are up to snuff. With this additional information, do you still recommend purchasing a more popular make that needs no immediate work?
Rick Sylvester
Hey Ray, Jopie Helsen designed and built that boat I don't know if he can help you but he's owner of the Sailor's Wharf in St. Pete. http://www.sailorswharf.com/ Ph: (727) 823-1155 or Toll Free (800) 879-2244
Treetipper said: Ray, You bring up excellent points. Those are the reasons I was asking for information or a reference point. I do not mind putting some time into the boat, I just need to confirm that the parts and information are available if I am willing to do the work. The asking price for the boat is under $600 with a trailer. When I say project boat, I mean that it is going to require a lot of elbow grease and cleaning. The hull, mast, boom and keel are all in good or better condition. I will need to replace the tiller, which I plan to build with stainless steel and wood. The majority of the work outside of scrubbing, rubbing and waxing is in the interior. The cushions have some minor tears and the interior may need some woodwork in the galley area. All of the fiberglass is sound. The sails and boom have been kept in a dry, enclosed area and appear to be in excellent condiition. I am new to sailing, however, I am a union pipefitter and my mechanical and fabricating skills are up to snuff. With this additional information, do you still recommend purchasing a more popular make that needs no immediate work? Click to expand
For $600 and with a trailer to boot it would be real hard to find a way to lose on that boat. You certainly have the skills to put the boat safely on the water. Find a GOOD book, or books, that will help you fitting out the controls, lines and parts that make a sailboat work. Try out everything at home before you try it out at the lake. That will help the confidence factor alot. My hope was that project boat didn't dampen you enjoyment of this sport. You've thought it out very well. Any questions you have as you put her together just ask. Someone will have the answer. Don't worry about how the questions will be received. When I started out back in the dark ages this site helped us beyond my wildest expectations. So much so that 3 years after we started out with our first 26 foot boat my wife said, as we sat dead still without any wind, if we sold the house we could go buy a big boat and go cruising. 10 months later we drove from Washington State to Florida, bought a 1990 38' Island Packet and went cruising. We have never looked back. That 26 footer was a 1995 Hunter and it sold in 2 days. That was the reason I mentioned moving up to your next boat. The boat you are putting together will allow you to move up later on as your investment is fantasticily right. Enjoy, Ray
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The Helsen 22 is a 22.0ft masthead sloop designed by Johannes Helsen and built in fiberglass by Universal Marine Corp. (USA) since 1971.
The Helsen 22 is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.
Helsen 22 for sale elsewhere on the web:
Main features
| Model | Helsen 22 | ||
| Length | 22 ft | ||
| Beam | 8 ft | ||
| Draft | 1.16 ft | ||
| Country | United states (North America) | ||
| Estimated price | $ 0 | ?? |
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| Sail area / displ. | 19.15 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 31.82 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 143.19 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 10.70 | ||
| Capsize | 2.46 |
| Hull type | Monohull swing keel | ||
| Construction | Fiberglass | ||
| Waterline length | 19 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 4.50 ft | ||
| Displacement | 2200 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 700 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 5.84 knots |
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| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 202 sq.ft | ||
| Air draft | 0 ft | ?? | |
| Sail area fore | 114 sq.ft | ||
| Sail area main | 88 sq.ft | ||
| I | 24 ft | ||
| J | 9.50 ft | ||
| P | 20 ft | ||
| E | 8.80 ft |
| Nb engines | 1 | ||
| Total power | 0 HP | ||
| Fuel capacity | 0 gals |
Accommodations
| Water capacity | 0 gals | ||
| Headroom | 0 ft | ||
| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
| Nb of berths | 0 | ||
| Nb heads | 0 |
Builder data
| Builder | Universal Marine Corp. (USA) | ||
| Designer | Johannes Helsen | ||
| First built | 1971 | ||
| Last built | 0 | ?? | |
| Number built | 0 | ?? |
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Review of Helsen 22
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.
The Helsen 22 is equipped with a swing keel. A swing keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.37 - 0.47 meter (1.21 - 1.51 ft) dependent of the load. See immersion rate below.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Helsen 22 is 2.36, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Helsen 22 is about 94 kg/cm, alternatively 530 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 94 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 530 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
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Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 17m 2 (182 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 16.6 m | (54.3 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 16.6 m | (54.3 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 16.6 m | (54.3 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 6.7 m | (22.0 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 6.7 m | (22.0 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 16.8 m | (55.0 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 14.8 m | (48.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 2.7 m | (8.8 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 5.4 m | (17.6 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 5.4 m | (17.6 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
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HELSEN 22. Save to Favorites . Beta Marine. BOTH. US IMPERIAL. METRIC. Sailboat Specifications Definitions Hull Type: Swing Keel: Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop: LOA: 22.00 ft / 6.71 m ... Another boat that appears to come from this same tooling is the APOLLO 21.(specifics unknown). Sailboat Forum.
114.00 sq ft (10.591 m 2) Total sail area. 202.00 sq ft (18.766 m 2) [ edit on Wikidata] The Helsen 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Johannes "Jopie" Helsen as a cruiser and first built in 1971. [1] [2] The design was later developed into the Watkins 23. The Apollo 21 sailboat was also built from the same tooling.
Helsen 22 is a 22′ 0″ / 6.7 m monohull sailboat designed by Johannes "Jopie" Helsen and built by Universal Marine Corp. starting in 1971. ... The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. Formula. D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³ D: Displacement of the boat in ...
3. Helsen Helsen 22 Gulfport. Apr 21, 2010. #1. I am looking at a Helsen 22 as my first sailboat. The boat is certainly a project boat and needs work. (Don't they all.:cussing My quandry is that I am having a difficult time locating information on this brand of boat. I know the price is great, but I do not know where to be able to locate parts ...
1 of 2. If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of HELSEN 22. Built by Universal Marine Corp. (USA) and designed by Johannes "Jopie" Helsen, the boat was first built in 1971. It has a hull type of Swing Keel and LOA is 6.71.
The Helsen 22 is a 22.0ft masthead sloop designed by Johannes Helsen and built in fiberglass by Universal Marine Corp. (USA) since 1971. The Helsen 22 is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.
The Helsen 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars; a raked stem; a plumb transom; a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces 2,200 lb (998 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of lead ballast.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Helsen 22 is about 94 kg/cm, alternatively 530 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 94 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 530 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
South Carolina. $1,900. Description: 74' Helsen 22 ft Sailboat and Trailer. Pop Top for extra room in the cabin. Boat has new anti fouling paint on bottom and the swing keel was dropped and painted as well. Swings keel works great. New Marine Battery. Trailer has new bunks, carpet, tires and lights.
This is a Group is for anyone interested in the Helsen 22 Sailboat. We are particularly interested in locating current owners of these great little Sailboats. We also appreciate any and all...
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Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale . Helsen 22, 1974 and Trailer Atlanta, GA Description: '74 Helsen 22 ft Sailboat and Trailer. Pop Top for extra room in the cabin. Boat has new anti fouling paint on bottom and the swing keel was dropped and painted as well. Swing keel works great. New Marine Battery.
Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale . Helsen 22, 1973 Boat Specs: Length: 22' DWL: 19' Beam: 8' Weight: 2,200 lbs Draft (Centerboard Up): 14" Draft (Centerboard Down): 4' - 6" Ballast: 600 lbs Sail Area (Main & Jib): 197 Sq. Ft. Included with the boat: Trailer - 2007 Venture
Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale Located in Norfolk, VA, this Helsen 22 is a bargain! 22' Helsen w/tandem trailer. fair condition. pop top main sail and jib, fair condition ready to sail swing keel standing rigging in good shape running rigging lines are in excellent shape
Hey r/sailing, I'm an 18 year old guy who intends to get a Helsen 22 with a trailer and outboard today for 400 dollars. I was out working (surveying) and one of the adjacent properties caught my attention, there was a smaller sailboat on a trailer that just wouldn't leave my mind. After the job was done I knocked on their door and asked them ...
Helsen Yachts (USA) Designer: J. "Jopie" Helsen: KLSC Leaderboard. Accomodations. Headroom: 4.25 ft / 1.30 m: Sailboat Calculations ... Like the LWL, it will vary with the weights of fuel, water, stores and equipment. A boat's actual draft is usually somewhat more than the original designed or advertised draft. For boats with adjustable keels ...
1972 Helsen Helsen - 22' Boat $1,500. Apollo Beach, Florida. Brand: Helsen: Category: Sailboats Daysailer Sailboats: Model: Helsen: Boat name: Year: 1972: Price: $1,500 Description: includes 3HP seagull motor - needs minor overhaul. Roof over salon area pops up 18-24.Has shoal draft with swing keel. Has pivoting, fold down mast for easy ...
Designed as a more compact version of the Helsen 22, the Helsen 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel.It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of lead ballast.