The '''Rhodes 22''', also referred to as the '''Rhodes 22 Continental''', is an American [[Trailer sailer|trailerable]] [[sailboat]] that was designed by [[Philip Rhodes]] as a [[Cruising (maritime)|cruiser]] and first built in 1968.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rhodes-22-continental|title= Rhodes 22 Continental sailboat |access-date= 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/Kyn8920211116160612/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rhodes-22-continental|archive-date= 16 November 2021|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/rhodes-philip|title= Philip Rhodes 1895-1974|access-date = 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/LNm4y20201110235611/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/rhodes-philip|archive-date= 10 November 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Henkel">Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 194. [[International Marine]]/[[McGraw-Hill]], 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}</ref>
==Production==
The boat was designed by Rhodes at the request of [[General Boats]] owner Stan Spitzer and first built by that company. It was later built in [[Canada]] by [[C&C Yachts]] and in the [[United States]] by [[Ray Greene & Co]], [[Siddons & Sindle]] and [[Lofland Sail-craft]], with 1,000 boats completed, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title = C&C Yachts|access-date = 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/Q6tyW20201015222748/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ray-greene-co|title = Ray Greene & Co. 1947 - 1975 |access-date = 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/61Iid20200804145130/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ray-greene-co|archive-date= 4 August 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/siddons-sindle-usa|title = Siddons & Sindle (USA)|access-date = 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/fRjC120200719183421/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/siddons-sindle-usa|archive-date= 19 July 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/general-boats-usa|title = General Boats|access-date = 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/rNu2O20211030155244/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/general-boats-usa|archive-date= 30 October 2021|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lofland-sail-craft-incusa|title = Lofland Sail-craft Inc.|access-date = 16 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/omMWn20211030155316/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lofland-sail-craft-incusa|archive-date= 30 October 2021|url-status= live}}</ref>
==Design==
The Rhodes 22 is a recreational [[keelboat]], built predominantly of [[fiberglass]]. It has a [[masthead sloop]] rig, a [[raked stem]], a slightly [[reverse transom]], a transom-hung [[rudder]] controlled by a [[tiller]] and a fixed stub [[keel]] with a retractable [[centerboard]]. The hull has a slight reverse [[Sheer (ship)|sheer]]. It displaces {{convert|2000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>
The boat includes a mast-furling [[mainsail]] without [[sail batten]]s and [[roller furling]] [[jib]]. The cabin has a "pop-top" to increase headroom, two opening ports forward of the pop-top and fixed ports on the front of the coach house.<ref name="PS">{{cite web|url= https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/rhodes-22|title= Rhodes 22|access-date= 16 November 2021|author= |last= Nicholson|first= Darrell|work= Practical Sailor|date= 1 August 1997|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210328011406/https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/rhodes-22|archive-date=28 March 2021|url-status= live}}</ref>
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|1.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a [[Boat trailer|trailer]].<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Henkel"/>
