BoatsItchen Ferry 25

Itchen Ferry 25

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1973

A G. Drummond-Bayne design based on the traditional, rough-water working boats of the Itchen Ferry fleet

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.91 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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 230
EasygoingPowered-up

8.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 8.5
TenderStiff

54% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 54%

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

  • Draws less than ~87% 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
53.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
8.5
Displacement / length
230.1
Comfort ratio
25.7
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
657
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
FG foam sand. coach roof and deck
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
G. Drummond-Bayne
Builder
G. Drummond-Bayne Ltd, Peter Webster Ltd

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.

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 fibreglass cruising and saw international production.
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
Bristol Yachts 278.28 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed masthead sloop with a long keel, built for over a decade as a stable, traditional cruiser
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising
Cape Dory 25D7.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Alberg-designed long-keeled masthead sloop later produced as the Octavia 25

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