Buccaneer 250

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Buccaneer 250
Development
Designer Gary Mull
Year1978
Builder(s) Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts
NameBuccaneer 250
CrewTwo
Boat
CrewTwo
Boat weight 3,750 lb (1,701 kg)
Draft 4.67 ft (1.42 m) (conventional keel)
3.50 ft (1.07 m) (shoal-draft keel)
Hull
Type Masthead sloop
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 25.00 ft (7.62 m)
LWL 19.58 ft (5.97 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,250 lb (567 kg)
Rig
Sails
Mainsail area110.16 sq ft (10.234 m2)
Jib/genoa area146.62 sq ft (13.621 m2)
Total sail area256.78 sq ft (23.856 m2)
Racing
PHRF 219 (average)
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The Buccaneer 250 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Production

The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, which is itself a division of the Brunswick Boat Group, which is in turn owned by the Brunswick Corporation. [1]

The design was later developed into the US Yachts US 25 and the Triton 25. [1]

Design

The Buccaneer 250 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spade-type rudder, a conventional fin keel giving a draft of 4.67 ft (1.42 m) or, optionally, a shoal-draft keel, giving a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m). [1] [2]

It displaces 3,750 lb (1,701 kg), carries 1,250 lb (567 kg) of ballast and has a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.48 km/h). [1] [2]

The Buccaneer 250 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 219 with a high of 216 and low of 225. [2]

Variants

Buccaneer 250
Version with an outboard motor, displacement of 3,750 lb (1,701 kg) and a length overall of 25.00 ft (7.62 m). [1] [2]
Buccaneer 255
Version with an inboard motor, displacement of 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) and a length overall of 25.50 ft (7.77 m). [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 250 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 250". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Buccaneer 255 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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