Cape Dory 25

Cape Dory 25

Development
Designer	George H. Stadel Jr.
Location	United States
Year	1973
No. built	845
Builder(s)	Cape Dory Yachts
Role	Cruiser
Name	Cape Dory 25
Boat
Boat weight	4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Draft	3.00 ft (0.91 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	24.83 ft (7.57 m)
LWL	18.00 ft (5.49 m)
Beam	7.25 ft (2.21 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Ballast	1,700 lb (771 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	27.58 ft (8.41 m)
J foretriangle base	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
P mainsail luff	24.00 ft (7.32 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	138.00 sq ft (12.821 m2)
Jib/genoa area	124.11 sq ft (11.530 m2)
Total sail area	262.11 sq ft (24.351 m2)
Racing
PHRF	255
←  Greenwich 24 Cape Dory 25D  →

The Cape Dory 25, also called the Cape Dory 25 Mark I, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by George H. Stadel Jr. as a cruiser and first built in 1973. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Cape Dory 25 is sometimes confused with the unrelated 1981 design from the same manufacturer which replaced it in production, the Cape Dory 25D. ^[1]

Production

The design was built by Cape Dory Yachts in East Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. A total of 845 boats were built between 1973 and 1982, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Design

The Cape Dory 25 is a development of the Allied Boat Company's Greenwich 24, using the same hull, but a new deck and coach house. Allied sold the molds to Cape Dory in 1972. Cape Dory increased the freeboard to improve below decks headroom and this also added 7 in (18 cm) to both the length overall and the waterline length. They also redesigned the interior. ^{[1] [3] [5] [6]}

The Cape Dory 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with a deck-stepped mast; a spooned, raked stem, a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) and carries 1,700 lb (771 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3] [7]}

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^{[1] [3]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The main cabin also has drop leaf table. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is 60 in (150 cm). There is a lazarette in the stern for stowage. ^{[1] [3]}

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 255 and a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h). ^[3]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association. ^[8]

In a 2000 review in Practical Sailor, Darrell Nicholson wrote, "the Cape Dory 25 is really a daysailing and weekending boat. Although the boat has berths for 4, accommodations are cramped and creature comforts minimal." ^[7]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote of the design, "best features: These changes [from the Greenwich 24] got rid of some of the "Worst features" [of] the Greenwich 24 ... and if the manufacturer's specifications are to be believed, after all these additions were made, the boat's weight increased by a mere 25 pounds, with no change in ballast. Can you believe it? We don’t. Worst features: Headroom is still too low, but this fault is corrected in the next incarnation, namely the [Cape Dory 25D]." ^[3]

A Blue Water Boats review noted, "the Cape Dory 25 was Cape Dory's first foray into fully fledged cruisers. The story goes that founder Andy Vavolotis got a hold of the molds for the Greenwich 24 from Allied Boat Company in 1972 and raised her freeboard to improve headroom, thereby adding seven inches to her length. Other alterations included a fully enclosed head, a hanging locker, and an enlarged galley. She's a sloop rigged full keeler with a narrow low-freeboard hull that invites a wet ride. The design is quite dated but traditionalist[s] will love the classic lines and underwater profile, and of course true to Cape Dory tradition, the construction is bulletproof." ^[9]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Greenwich 24

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Dory 25". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "George H. Stadel Jr". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 329. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Dory Yachts 1963 - 1991". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Greenwich 24 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Allied Boat Company Inc. (USA) 1962 - 1984". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
7. Nicholson, Darrell (14 June 2000). "Cape Dory 25 and 25D". Practical Sailor. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
8. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
9. "Cape Dory 25". Blue Water Boats. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

External links

• Media related to Cape Dory 25 at Wikimedia Commons