BoatsPacific Seacraft 25-1

Pacific Seacraft 25-1

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · 1976–1981

A Henry Mohrschladt-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and shallow draft, built for coastal cruising

Designed by Henry Mohrschladt.

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 0.99 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 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.7
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 37%

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

Compared with 236 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.7
Displacement / length
229.0
Comfort ratio
20.9
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
600
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1981
Units built
157
Designer
Henry Mohrschladt
Builder
Pacific Seacraft

Boats like this, on the water

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Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fibreglass cruising and saw international production.
Nor'Sea Marine 278.23 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA masthead sloop with a versatile rig and ballast configuration, designed for trailerable offshore cruising

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