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Coronado Yachts 25

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1966–1975

A masthead sloop designed by Frank Butler with a high ballast ratio for her size, built for coastal cruising.

Designed by Ed Edgar & Frank W. Butler.

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

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The Coronado Yachts 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.

Shoal draughtDraws 1.12 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 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

1.94 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 249
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1547 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Coronado Yachts 25, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Coronado Yachts 25 is a masthead sloop designed by Ed Edgar and Frank W. Butler, built by Coronado Yachts from 1966 to 1975. It has a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 7.6 meters LOA, 2.4 meters beam, and displaces 2041 kg. The boat has a draft of 1.1 meters, with a keel centerboard variant offering a minimum draft of 0.76 meters and a maximum of 1.37 meters. Frank Butler, one of its designers, later founded Catalina Yachts, which grew into a major production boat manufacturer.3:18

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
249.2
Comfort ratio
20.2
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
573
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1966–1975
Designer
Ed Edgar, Frank W. Butler
Builder
Coronado Yachts

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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