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Bayfield 25

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1975–1984

A shallow-draft long-keeler with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, updated during her decade-long run with a third portlight

Designed by Ted Gozzard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,588 kg of hull, so roughly 2,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.89 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.11 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

20.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.1
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 252 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.1
Displacement / length
205.3
Comfort ratio
15.9
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
562
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1975–1984
Designer
Ted Gozzard
Builder
Bayfield Boat Yard

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Cape Dory 25D7.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed long-keeled masthead sloop later produced as the Octavia 25
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic

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