BoatsMartinique 25

Martinique 25

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1979

A Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising

Designed by C. William Lapworth, built by Mariner Construcoes Nauticas Ltda.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Martinique 25, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.18
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 189
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.5
Displacement / length
188.7
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.18
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
707
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
C. William Lapworth
Builder
Mariner Construcoes Nauticas Ltda

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