South Coast 25

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South Coast 25
Development
Designer Warren Metcalf
Location United States
Year1969
No. built100
Builder(s) South Coast Seacraft
Role Cruiser
NameSouth Coast 25
Boat
Displacement 4,200 lb (1,905 kg)
Draft 3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 25.00 ft (7.62 m)
LWL 20.50 ft (6.25 m)
Beam 7.50 ft (2.29 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast1,800 lb (816 kg)
Rudder(s) skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height30.50 ft (9.30 m)
J foretriangle base9.00 ft (2.74 m)
P mainsail luff27.00 ft (8.23 m)
E mainsail foot12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area162.00 sq ft (15.050 m2)
Jib/genoa area137.25 sq ft (12.751 m2)
Total sail area299.25 sq ft (27.801 m2)
Racing
PHRF 231

The South Coast 25 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Warren Metcalf as a cruiser and first built in 1969. [1] [2]

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The boat was the first design effort by Metcalf, who was the son of the company owner, Hollis Metcalf. Warren Metcalf was killed in a diving accident just before completing the work on the design. His death was a factor in his father's sale of the company in 1975 and its subsequent closure in 1981. [2]

Production

The design was built by South Coast Seacraft in United States, from 1969 until 1973. A total of 100 boats were completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3]

The boat was available complete and ready-to-sail or as a kit for amateur completion. The time to complete the kit was estimated at 50–60 hours. [4]

Design

The South Coast 25 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a self-bailing cockpit, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) and carries 1,800 lb (816 kg) of ballast. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 6 to 10 hp (4 to 7 kW) outboard motor, mounted in a lazarette well, for docking and maneuvering. [1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table that forms a double berth on the port side of the main cabin and a quarter berth starboard aft. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with an icebox and a sink. There is also a small ice box in the lazarette's starboard side. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is 66 in (168 cm) or 73 in (185 cm) with the cabin pop-top open. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 24 U.S. gallons (91 L; 20 imp gal). [1] [2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 231 and a hull speed of 6.1 kn (11.3 km/h). [2]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the South Coast Seacraft Owners' Association. [5]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Headroom is an acceptable 5' 6", but with the poptop-type hatch in the elevated position, headroom increases to 6" 1", very good for a 25-footer. A supplemental ice chest in the stern quarter of the cockpit, presumably so the helmsperson doesn't have to bother the cook to pass up a cool beverage, is a clever touch. Worst features: The bridge deck appears to be shallow enough to permit water to pour down into the cabin if enough water from rain or waves sloshes into the cockpit." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "South Coast 25 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 368. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  3. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "South Coast Seacraft Co. 1965 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. Juettmer, Walter R. (January 1969). "Sailboats - South Coast Seacraft". Motor Boating page 179. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "South Coast Seacraft Owners' Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.