Kirby 25
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Development | |
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Designer | Bruce Kirby |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1978[1] |
No. built | 223 |
Builder(s) | Mirage Yachts |
Name | Kirby 25 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 3,150 lb (1,429 kg) |
Draft | 4.17 ft (1.27 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 25.17 ft (7.67 m) |
LWL | 20.75 ft (6.32 m) |
Beam | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
Engine type | outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 1,150 lb (522 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
General | Fractional rigged sloop |
I foretriangle height | 26.50 ft (8.08 m) |
J foretriangle base | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
P mainsail luff | 30.25 ft (9.22 m) |
E mainsail foot | 11.25 ft (3.43 m) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 170.16 sq ft (15.808 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 119.25 sq ft (11.079 m2) |
Total sail area | 289.41 sq ft (26.887 m2) |
Racing | |
PHRF | 174 (average) |
The Kirby 25 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby as a racer and first built in 1978. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4][5]
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada between 1978 and 1983, with 223 examples completed.[1][2][6]
Design
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kirby_25_sailboat_Dynamo_Hum_1716.jpg/220px-Kirby_25_sailboat_Dynamo_Hum_1716.jpg)
In the 1970s the most competitive racing sailboat in PHRF and Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) competition was the J/24. Mirage Yachts owner Dick Steffen originally wanted to build the J/24 in Canada, but a deal with Johnstone could not be reached. Steffen instead commissioned Kirby to design a new boat to beat the J/24 and the resulting design was the Kirby 25.[1][5]
The Kirby 25 is a small recreational racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,150 lb (1,429 kg) and carries 1,150 lb (522 kg) of ballast.[2][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.17 ft (1.27 m) with the standard keel.[2]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 174 with a high of 187 and low of 159. It has a hull speed of 6.1 kn (11.30 km/h).[3]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Bayfield 25
- Beneteau First 25.7
- Beneteau First 25S
- Beneteau First 260 Spirit
- Bombardier 7.6
- Cal 25
- C&C 25
- Capri 25
- Catalina 25
- Dufour 1800
- Hunter 25.5
- J/24
- Jouët 760
- Kelt 7.6
- O'Day 25
- MacGregor 25
- Merit 25
- Mirage 25
- Northern 25
- Redline 25
- Sirius 26
- Tanzer 25
- US Yachts US 25
References
- ^ a b c d "Canadian Yachting magazine review of Kirby 25". Canadian Yachting. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Browning, Randy (2017). "Kirby 25 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b c InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Kirby 25". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Bruce Kirby". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b Browning, Randy (2017). "Mirage Yachts Ltd (CAN) 1972-1989". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "» Owners List Kirby 25 Class Association". www.kirby25.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
Media related to Kirby 25 at Wikimedia Commons