Cal 25
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1965–1976
A flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Designed by C. William Lapworth, built by Jensen Marine.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
See her sail
The Cal 25, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Wind Hippie Sailing
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 1,814 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelyComfort 18Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.02Bluewater
LightD/L 223Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 18.2Powered-up
TenderBallast 43%Stiff
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1547 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 8 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Cal 25 on video
What broke, what changed
Gear aboard, as the crews told it
Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.
FailedGoPro
The cameras battery died while filming a task.
aboard Wind Hippie Sailingseen July 20269:08
FailedNavionics
The primary device running the chart plotter stopped charging, causing a loss of the chart.
aboard Wind Hippie Sailingseen May 202611:40
InstalledDyneema
A spare piece of Dyneema, previously used as temporary lifelines, was repurposed to repair the outboard engines starter rope.
aboard Wind Hippie Sailingseen February 20266:01
WorkingWindy
The skipper uses the Windy app to check wind conditions and forecasts.
aboard Wind Hippie Sailingseen March 20261:05
Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Cal 25 may be fitted out entirely differently.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.2
Displacement / length
223.2
Comfort ratio
18.0
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
572
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1965–1976
Units built
1848
Designer
C. William Lapworth
Builder
Jensen Marine, Bangor Punta Corp
Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
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.
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Martinique 257.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Pearson Yachts 27 (Triton 27)8.23 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Doug Peterson-influenced masthead sloop built from US Yachts molds, offering a light-displacement cruiser profile
Albin Marine AB Vega 278.25 mSame hull family0.6 m longerScandinavia's most popular production yacht of her size, this 8.25-metre masthead sloop defined coastal cruising from 1965 to 1979
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Cal 2-25A trunk-cabin redesign of the original Cal 25, featuring a masthead rig and a fin keel with a spade rudderCal Boats 24The inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatilityCal 2-24The first of Lapworth's finer-bow designs, this fractional sloop was drawn for improved windward performanceCal 28Originally marketed as the California 28, this early masthead sloop features a fin keel and spade rudder configurationCal 27The original of three distinct Lapworth designs, this masthead sloop features a high ballast ratio for stiff sailingCal 20A nimble fractional sloop from C. William Lapworth, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailing
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