Kirby 25
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1974 |
| No. Built | 360 |
| Builder(s) | Mirage Yachts |
| Boat | |
| Boat Weight | 3,150 lb (1,429 kg) |
| 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) |
| Hull Draft | 4.17 ft (1.27 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 Masthead 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) |
| Misc | |
| PHRF | 174 (average) |
The Kirby 25 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby as a racer and first built in 1974. The design is out of production.
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada between 1974 and 1983, with 360 examples completed.
In the 1970s the most competitive racing sailboat in PHRF and Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) competition was the J/24. Mirage Yachts commissioned Kirby to design a new boat to beat the J/24 and the resulting design was the Kirby 25.
The Kirby 25 is a small recreational racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. 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.
The boat has a draft of 4.17 ft (1.27 m) with the standard keel.
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).
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